Ireland's Last Aristocrat
The Life of Olive Packenham Mahon
EP 1/5
Olive Packenham Mahon was born into wealth and privilege in 1894, but the legacy of a secret funeral and the spectre of war and revolution defined her life.
She was no ordinary aristocrat - Olive was the last of her kind...
EP 2/5
Olive Packenham Mahon was born into wealth and privilege in 1894, but the legacy of a secret funeral and the spectre of war and revolution defined her life.
She was no ordinary aristocrat - Olive was the last of her kind...
EP 3/5
Olive adjusted to life in Ireland after the War of Independence. This follows her story through the chaotic early days of the Irish Free State, her futile attempts to budget as money ran out and how she would end up an eccentric living in a mansion that crumbled around her.
Bonus EP4/5
I hope you enjoyed part I of Ireland's Last Aristocrat. While the second episode in the series drops next week, this exclusive supporters-only podcast has bonus material.
Recorded in Strokestown Park House it features more interviews with historian and guide Oisin O'Driscoll and archivist Martin Fagan.
Bonus EP5/5
This bonus episode, exclusively available to supporters, includes more interviews with Martin and Oisin from Strokestown Park House. In this episode we delve deeper into those final decades at the house as Olive Packenham Mahon struggled to adjust to life in the 20th century.