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Radio Ulster,09 May 2026,12 mins

Series The S茅ance Experiments

3. Mr Splitfoot

Assume Nothing

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The story of Dr William Jackson Crawford, an engineer and teacher, who carried out a series of strange experiments with a teenage medium and her family before his untimely death on the shores of Belfast lough in 1920. Dr Crawford鈥檚 findings were extraordinary and widely published 鈥� but was it all a hoax? Episode 3 鈥� Mr Splitfoot 1848, Wayne County in rural New York. Two young sisters claim they can communicate with a strange presence in their home 鈥� the ghost of a murdered pedlar who uses raps, knocks and bangs to answer their questions. The Fox sisters become key in the creation of a new religious movement known as Spiritualism 鈥� the belief that the dead may be contacted by the living. Word spreads fast and it soon takes root in Ireland, where Spiritualism finds its way to Belfast 鈥� and the Goligher family. Written and presented by Reggie Chamberlain King Readings by Dave Fleming Lucy McConnell Mark Claney Stephen Beggs Produced by Conor McKay Editor Andy Martin A 麻豆社 Northern Ireland Production

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