Peg Plunkett, part one (with Karyn Moynihan)
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We're headed to Ireland this week to talk about Peg Plunkett, a scandalous and influential figure in 18th-century Dublin. We're joined this week by Karyn Moynihan: Irish person, co-host of Double Love: The Sweet Valley High Podcast, and designer of several Vulgar History merch items. Pace yourselves, because this is part one a multi-week extravaganza! Herman, my pills! — Intro Ends/story begins: 05:59 AD BREAK: 23:08 Story ends/Outro Starts 46:08 — Follow Karyn on Instagram @karynmoy and follow her podcast Double Love @svhpodcast — References: Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson by Peg Plunkett aka Mrs. Leeson — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) — Support Vulgar History on Patreon  — Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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