Rob Walsh

In 1852 both Ireland & England were gripped with the sensational murder trial of William Kirwan. He was an artist based in Dublin & regularly visited the small island ‘Ireland’s Eye’ a short distance off the coast of Howth to paint & swim with his wife. In September of 1852 she died under suspicious circumstances. In this short doc, musician Rob Walsh speaks to local man Aidan McManus about the enduring mystery & takes a trip to the island…