Bram Stoker and the Sligo Cholera Epidemic of 1832: The Irish History Show Podcast, Ep 62

Marion Mc Garry; Fiona Gallagher

Bram Stoker and the Sligo Cholera Epidemic of 1832: The Irish History Show Podcast, Ep 62

Marion Mc Garry
, Fiona Gallagher

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Abstract

On this episode we were joined by Dr. Marion McGarry and Dr. Fiona Gallagher to discuss the Sligo Cholera Epidemic of 1832 and how this inspired Dracula.

Sligo was the worst effected town in Britain and Ireland by the Cholera epidemic of 1832. The town was devastated by the outbreak. A young Charlotte Thornley lived through the events in Sligo and would later regale her son, Bram Stoker, with tales of live burials and the undead.

Marion and Fiona explain what happened in Sligo during the epidemic and the effects it had on the town. They also go through the parallels in Dracula with the events in Sligo at that time.

Was Stoker inspired by the mythology of Eastern Europe when he created Dracula or did the Sligo Cholera epidemic, and Stoker’s interest in Irish folklore, provide the basis for the vampire count?

Original language	English (Ireland)
Place of Publication	Dublin
Publisher	The Irish History Show Podcast
Edition	62
Media of output	Podcast
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2020

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Podcast
Irish Literature
Epidemics

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