The Man in My Attic - The Other Woman...
Ita Dungan traces the life of 19th-century man Robert Smith who once lived in her Belfast home. She discovers the controversial source of his wealth & the forgotten 'other woman'.
Part 2 of 2. In the leafy suburbs of South Belfast, journalist Ita Dungan discovered thousands of receipts in the attic of her Victorian terraced house. They reveal the middle class life enjoyed by Robert Smith, his wife Jeannie and their four children - Robert Cecil, Florence Eileen, Edward Ivan McCullagh and Donald Edgeworth. With the help of historian Dr Alice Johnson and newspaper reports, Ita discovers the controversial source of Robert’s wealth, a diamond ring heirloom and the forgotten ‘other woman’.
The fate of the Smith family is revealed - involving emigration and World War II battles. But what of their descendants? Will Ita find any?
Produced by Cathy Moorehead
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Ita meets the grand children of Robert Smith
Duration: 01:40
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- Sat 30 Nov 2019 12:0391Èȱ¬ Radio Ulster & 91Èȱ¬ Radio Foyle
- Wed 4 Dec 2019 18:0591Èȱ¬ Radio Ulster & 91Èȱ¬ Radio Foyle
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