
Cavehill
Hill in Northern IrelandWikipedia
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Search complete. 2 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Cavehill".
Oct 1, 2026
The Darkest Year in Ireland’s History: The Brutal 1798 Rebellion
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23:58Tim McGarryHOST
They start as a reform society.
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24:00Tim McGarryHOST
They then have a meeting famously on Cave Hill where Wolfe Tone-
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24:03Gavin HughesGUEST
That's right, Thomas Russell
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24:03Tim McGarryHOST
... and Henry Joy McCracken-
A City of Secrets: Nine Tales from Victorian Belfast
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74:54Gareth RussellHOST
In the aftermath of the rebellion's defeat, Belfast was placed under military curfew and Henry McCracken vanished into hiding with a bounty on his head.
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75:04Gareth RussellHOST
Knowing that he and his friends were likely hiding yet hungry and scared, Marianne stole out into the curfewed streets and took herself at great risk up to the hills surrounding Belfast until she found her brother on Cave Hill.
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75:22Gareth RussellHOST
Marianne brought him clothes and helped keep him hidden until they could get him to a boat that would take Henry to safety in America.
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75:31Gareth RussellHOST
On her 28th birthday, Mary Anne received the news that their plan to get Henry out of the country had failed.