Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams_December 6, 2020_Show ID 1719_ Alison Parsons, Countess of Rosse
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Join radio show travel expert Stephanie Abrams as she chats with ALISON PARSONS, COUNTESS OF ROSSE, BIRR CASTLE, COUNTY OFFALY, IRELAND. STEPHANIE ABRAMS DISCUSSES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE US QUIZ SHOW, JEOPARDY AND BIRR CASTLE WHICH CAUGHT STEPHANIE’S ATTENTION. THE “ANSWER” WAS “IN 1869, MARY WARD WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE THIS WAY.” THE CONTESTANT CREATED THE CORRECT QUESTION WHICH WAS, “WHAT IS A CAR ACCIDENT.” BUT NO FURTHER INFO WAS PROVIDED CONNECTING THIS ACCIDENT TO THE TOWN OF BIRR IN COUNTY OFFALY AND THE ROSSE FAMILY NOR DID IT CONNECT MARY WARD, A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OF LORD ROSSE WHO INVESTED THE LEVIATHAN TELESCOPE IN THE EARLY 1800S AND CASTLE WARD IN COUNTY DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND THROUGH HER MARRIAGE TO HENRY WARD. THE COMPLEX AND FASCINATING HISTORIES OF THE TWO CASTLES AND THE UNIQUENESS OF THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE OWNED THEM MAKE FOR FASCINATING LISTENING!
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