The Lost Children of Drogheda — The Orphan Ship That Came Back Wrong

Описание: In 1850, an Irish workhouse put dozens of orphans on a ship to Canada. The ship disappeared… and then came back wrong.
This slow-burn horror history story follows Thomas Kavanagh, a quiet clerk in the port town of Drogheda, who discovers that the orphan records he’s been keeping are not just paperwork—they’re a bargain. The children being “rescued” across the ocean aren’t just leaving famine behind. They’re being selected, name by name, for something that reads every list and collects every promise.
When the orphan ship, The Dunbrody, goes missing at sea, strange things begin happening back on shore: children sleepwalk to the water, wet footprints appear where no one walked, and a ship that should be lost forever drifts silently back into harbor. Below deck, Thomas finds rows of children trapped in a waking sleep, something knocking from inside the hull, and a ledger that has started writing his own name.
This is “The Lost Children of Drogheda — The Orphan Ship That Came Back Wrong”, a dark, atmospheric, MrBallen-style slow-burn story inspired by real workhouses and orphan crossings in 19th-century Ireland, told as a horror history narrative. Put your headphones on, turn the lights down, and let this one play all the way through.
If you like true-history-inspired horror, orphan ship legends, and long-form, cinematic storytelling, this episode is for you.
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