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Irish History Podcast
From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Great Famine to the Troubles, the Irish History Podcast takes you on a journey through the most fascinating stories in Ireland's past. Whether it’s the siege of Dublin in 1171 or gun battles in the 1920s, the podcast vividly recreates a sense...
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Taking the War to England: The IRA in Britain
'We are doing this because you are doing it in Ireland'.
These were the words of an IRA volunteer in Manchester explaining attacks in Britain du...
A Conspiracy of Fear & Silence: The Maamtrasna Murders
In August 1882, a brutal mass murder in a remote valley in the west of Ireland shocked the world. At Maamtrasna, a family, the Joyces, were attacked i...
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Daily Life in the Middle Ages: Worse Than You Think [Listener Favourite]
A recent hospital visit means there is no new episode this week, but it reminded me of this classic from early 2024! Tune in to find out more
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Dublin Port Has Seen It All: 1,200 Years of History.
Dublin is famous for its Georgian squares, medieval cathedral, castle and revolutionary history. But the cornerstone of Dublin's history is undoubtedl...
Solidarity, Suspicion and Conspiracy: Jews and the Irish Revolution
As the Irish Revolution broke out, Europe was gripped by political upheaval, fear of revolution, and rising antisemitism. In conservative and right-wi...
Drogheda & Beyond: The Terrifying Reality of Siege Warfare in Ireland
Between 1641 and 1653, Ireland was engulfed by devastating war. It was a period of extraordinary violence, famine and social collapse. The death toll...
Forgotten Allies: How Egypt and India Supported the Irish Revolution
During the Irish War of Independence, republicans in Ireland looked far beyond Britain and America for support. In Egypt and India, they found allies....
Operation Green: Hitler's Plan for Ireland
In 1939, Ireland declared itself neutral in the Second World War. But neutrality did not mean the island was safe. Indeed, both Germany and Britain de...
Divided Loyalties: The Irish Who Fought for Britain
The Irish War of Independence & Revolution saw the IRA pitted against Crown forces across the island. However, on the ground in Ireland, allegiance wa...
The Irish Language: Why Ireland Became English-Speaking
How did Ireland become an English-speaking country? Was it colonialism, the Great Hunger, the education system or emigration that drove the shift from...
A White Mans Nation? The Irish Revolution & Black Radicals
“The Irish fight for liberty is the greatest epic of the modern age… those suffering together under British imperialism must learn to coordinate their...
From the Banshee to Burial: The Strange History of Irish Funerals
Irish funerals and wakes are one of the more famous aspects of our culture. Often taking the form of a celebration, it has been said we do death well....
Comrades in Arms? The IRA and Soviet Russia
"Intercourse between Bolshevism and Sinn Féin" These were the words one British newspaper used to describe the relationship between the Irish Republic...
Hidden Lives: The Gay Community in Post-Independence Ireland
For Dublin's gay community, Irish Independence and the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922 heralded anything but freedom. While the new state pro...
The IRA & the Battle for America
“Keep handing it to the Micks. The Roman Catholic Irish are, and always have been, the only un-Americanised people in the United States.”
Thes...
World War II in Ireland: What was it really like?
At the outbreak of World War II, Ireland declared itself neutral. But neutrality didn't mean the country was untouched by the conflict. Known as the T...
The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA?
"There were spies, informers and degenerates of every kind and we were here to do business." These were the words an IRA activist describing his despe...
Brothers in Pain: New Series Preview
The Irish War of Independence often conjures images of guerrilla fighters on lonely mountainsides, on the run from the Black and Tans. While that is p...
St. Patrick's Day Parades: Tradition or American Invention?
On March 17th, thousands of St. Patrick's Day Parades take place across the globe. New York's parade, dating back to the 1760s, draws three million pe...
Éamon de Valera: Visionary or Victorian?
Éamon de Valera is one of the most influential figures in modern Irish history. Born in New York in 1880s and raised in rural Limerick, he rose from o...
The Irish in America's Indian Wars: A Dark History
In the late nineteenth century the United States pushed west and its expansion unleashed devastating violence against Native Americans. Forced from th...
Wild Animals and Public Entertainment in Georgian Ireland
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, lions, tigers and even elephants toured towns and cities across Ireland. Long before modern zoo...
Why Didn't the Romans Invade Ireland?
While the Roman Empire conquered much of western Europe and established a powerful presence in Britain, Ireland remained beyond its grasp. But why?
The Ulster Special Constabulary - A Troubled History
The Ulster Special Constabulary was one of the most controversial forces in modern Irish history. Formed amid the violence and uncertainty of the earl...
The Mystery of St Brigid
Each February Ireland celebrates St Brigid, one of the most beloved figures in Irish history. She is woven into the landscape, the calendar and the cu...
Daily Life in a Medieval Irish Castle: What was it really like?
What was daily life in a medieval Irish castle really like? In this special episode recorded in Barryscourt Castle I explore the reality behind the my...
The Secret Sex Lives of our Ancestors
This episode includes discussion of sex and is not suitable for younger listeners.
Sex has always been a key part of Irish life. Yet given its i...
The Irish Prisoner & the World War II Railway of Death
The forgotten story of the Irishman forced to work on Japan's Railway of Death which inspired the film The Bridge over the River Kwai.
In 1942 B...
The Battle of Vinegar Hill: The Last Stand of the 1798 Rebellion?
In the final episode of this series we follow the 1798 rebellion into its most dramatic and desperate days. As fear grips Dublin and battles erupt acr...
The Battle of New Ross and the Scullabogue Massacre. Irish History’s Darkest Day?
The Battle of New Ross was one of the bloodiest clashes of the 1798 Rebellion and within hours it was followed by the horrific Scullabogue Massacre. T...
Liberty or Death: The South Falls to the Rebels
As my series on the 1798 Rebellion returns, this is a great point to dive in to the story...
In this episode we see major fighting break out as...
Broken Silence: The Murder of Mary Doherty
In March 1844, the quiet community of Culdaff in north Donegal was rocked by the brutal murder of fourteen-year-old servant Mary Doherty. As the Great...
The Rebellion Begins: Plots, Spies, and Informers
In the early days of 1798, Dublin teetered on the edge of revolution. A shadow war raged between the United Irishmen and the British authorities, with...
Hugh O’Flaherty & The Vatican Escape Line in World War II
This special episode of the Irish History Podcast is made in partnership with An Post.
In Nazi-occupied Rome, the Irish priest Hugh O’Flaherty r...
The French Invasion: Ireland’s Year of Terror?
This episode covers one of the most famous events in our history. It’s part of the 1798 Rebellion series, but you can dive straight in if you don't wa...
The Jackson Spy Affair: The Downfall of the Society of United Irishmen
This episode returns to the story of the 1798 Rebellion, but also stands alone as its own story.
In 1793, war broke out between the British Empi...
Airbrushed from History: The Great Hunger in Dublin
This week, we’re taking a break from our series on the 1798 Rebellion for a fascinating conversation about the Great Famine in Dublin and why this key...
The French Revolution & the Society of United Irishmen
While this episode fits into a bigger series on the 1798 Rebellion, it’s also designed to stand on its own.
The French Revolution of 1789 electr...
The Rising Storm: The American War of Independence & Ireland
This episode is part of a wider series on the 1798 Rebellion, but you can enjoy it as a stand-alone story.
When the American Revolution broke ou...
The Penal Laws: An Irish Apartheid?
This podcast opens a broader series on the 1798 Rebellion, but also works as a stand alone episode.
For over a century, Irish Catholics and Pres...