Tales of History and Imagination

Things Fall Apart

September 21, 2026·38 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

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 Boland Things 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 Garcia Our Man in Vienna by Panagiotis Dimitrakis Military Conscription in Austria by Anat Peled Rosses Point from Discover Ireland Rosses Point History and Folklore at Rosses point’s website           Support Tales on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial.  Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination can be found on… | Facebook |TikTok | Threads | YouTube | Bluesky |

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