The Macdermots of Ballycloran
Anthony Trollope
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This is the story of the Macdermots of Ballycloran the story is about the tragic demise of a landowning family. Larry Macdermot lives in a dilapidated mansion in Co. Leitrim, whose mortgage to Joe Flannelly he cannot keep up. Enmity between the Macdermot and Flannelly families is sharpened by son Thady's having declined to marry Joe Flannelly's daughter, Sally. Macdermot's daughter, Feemy, is herself seduced by the locally hated English police officer, Captain Myles Ussher. This was Trollope's first published novel, which he began in September 1843 and completed by June 1845. However, it was not published until 1847. (Summary by Michele Eaton) (16 hr 41 min)
Chapters
| Ballycloran House as First Seen by the Author | 12:10 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| The Macdermot Family | 9:06 | Read by Bob Neufeld |
| The Tenantry of Ballycloran | 21:49 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Myles Ussher | 24:34 | Read by Lynne T |
| Father John Part 1 | 19:54 | Read by John O'Riordan |
| Father John Part 2 | 20:08 | Read by John O'Riordan |
| Brother and Sister Part 1 | 19:46 | Read by TriciaG |
| Brother and Sister Part 2 | 19:26 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Priest's Dinner Party | 23:13 | Read by TriciaG |
| Miss Macdermot at Home | 32:44 | Read by Lynne T |
| Mohill | 35:51 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Mr Keegan Part 1 | 17:00 | Read by KHand |
| Mr Keegan Part 2 | 17:08 | Read by KHand |
| Pat Brady | 20:27 | Read by KHand |
| The Wedding Part 1 | 22:00 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Wedding Part 2 | 21:16 | Read by TriciaG |
| How the Wedding Party was Concluded Part 1 | 22:09 | Read by Lynne T |
| How the Wedding Party was Concluded Part 2 | 22:05 | Read by Lynne T |
| Denis M'Govery's Tidings | 19:19 | Read by Cynthia |
| The M'Keons Part 1 | 20:00 | Read by Lynne T |
| The M'Keons Part 2 | 20:54 | Read by Lynne T |
| Promotion | 30:50 | Read by Cynthia |
| Sport in the West | 32:00 | Read by Cynthia |
| How Pat Brady and Joe Reynolds were Eloquent in Vain | 22:53 | Read by fshort |
| The Races Part 1 | 18:30 | Read by KHand |
| The Races Part 2 | 21:35 | Read by KHand |
| How Captain Ussher Succeeded | 23:43 | Read by Cynthia |
| The Coroner's Inquest | 28:06 | Read by Cynthia |
| The Escape | 32:40 | Read by Cynthia |
| Aughacashel | 20:50 | Read by Lynne T |
| The Second Escape | 20:58 | Read by fshort |
| Retrospective | 33:44 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| The Duel | 28:23 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| Feemy Returns to Ballycloran Part 1 | 20:18 | Read by fshort |
| Feemy Returns to Ballycloran Part 2 | 20:29 | Read by fshort |
| Assizes at Carrick-On-Shannon Part 1 | 19:06 | Read by Lynne T |
| Assizes at Carrick-On-Shannon Part 2 | 19:30 | Read by Lynne T |
| Thady's Trial is Commenced Part 1 | 23:59 | Read by fshort |
| Thady's Trial is Commenced Part 2 | 23:20 | Read by fshort |
| The Prisoner's Defence Part 1 | 22:05 | Read by Lynne T |
| The Prisoner's Defence Part 2 | 25:06 | Read by Lynne T |
| The Last Witness | 29:30 | Read by Lynne T |
| The Verdict | 17:17 | Read by Lynne T |
| The End | 26:01 | Read by Lynne T |
Reviews
Very good
A LibriVox Listener
Very good story, would have benefited from having one good reader throughout but most of them were ok apart from the dire attempts at an Irish accent by some....its a sad story, the main 2 characters being the priest and Thady are well drawn, the story moves along nicely and I found myself interested throughout....Trollope is a fine if partly forgotten writer
Wonderful
A LibriVox Listener
Heart rending story. Trollope is a poet of prose and a genius of construction. A rival to Shakespeare and the author of Beowulf.
well written sort
Susan
Story is quite good, but please , please please don’t do character voices unless you are a trained professional.