Maggie O’Farrell

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1,785 appearances 8 recordings 7 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 14 Jun

Maggie O’Farrell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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And I said in my refusal, I was very grateful to be offered it, but I couldn't accept it because Charles Trevelyan had one and he still had it.

It's never been revoked.

And I think it should be.

And I said, on that grounds, I can't accept it.

Fair play to you.

And I don't think I've ever felt as Irish.

That's when I wrote that letter.

We never give her another offer again.

She's not getting a second chance, but that's fine.

Yes, absolutely.

So we did come back every summer and we had relatives.

My grandparents were in Dublin.

We had relatives in Donegal and in Galway.

So it was always a huge, important part of who we were.

And also, being from Ireland in Britain in the 70s and 80s, you were made to feel it.

In what way?

Not in a good way.

In what way?

Well, you know, relations between Ireland and Britain were in a bad place during those decades.

And it was constant, you know, the kind of comments we would get sometimes.

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