Aughnacloy
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Oct 2, 2026
Hannah MurrayHOST
And tell us about your mum and, and her inspiration for the book.
Linda SherlockGUEST
Well, my mum was born in a place called County Monaghan, uh, which is in southern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and, um, at the age of 15, she went to a place called Aughnacloy in County Tyrone, where she trained to be a hairdresser, rather like Nora in the novel, against all the odds.
Linda SherlockGUEST
And she came to live in England in the 1950s, married my dad, who she'd met there, uh, gave birth to me in 1956, and when I was 10 days old, she opened her salon in Chorley, in Lancashire, and she was still there 65 years later at the age of 91.
Hannah MurrayHOST
Mm.
Val BogganPANELIST
but, you know, it's all about talks.
Alan CorcoranHOST
I, I well remember, uh, many occasions crossing the border at Aughnacloy, and the sheer pressure and, uh-
Val BogganPANELIST
Mm
Alan CorcoranHOST
... and what you went through-