Things Fall Apart

This week we visit Sligo County, Ireland on a June day in 2009. Today we’re not the only tourists in town.. Who was the mysterious Peter Bergmann (or failing that) why did he go to Sligo, of all places to die?

Content Warnings: Suicide, terminal illness, spousal abuse, marriage breakups, wartime violence - including assassination, espionage and torture.

Sources Include:

The Unsolved Mystery of Peter Bergmann by Rosita BolandThings Fall Apart: The Apocalyptic Appeal of W.B. Yeats The Second Coming by Dorian Lynskey The Man Who Deleted His Past Before He Was Found Dead by Francisco GarciaOur Man in Vienna by Panagiotis DimitrakisMilitary Conscription in Austria by Anat PeledRosses Point from Discover IrelandRosses Point History and Folklore at Rosses point’s website

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