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Irish History Podcast

From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Irish History Podcast brings you on a journey through the most fascinating stories in Ireland's past. Whether it’s the siege of Dublin in 1171 ... Read more

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Partisans#1 The Long Road to Stalingrad: The Origins of the Spanish Civil War

Partisans#1 The Long Road to Stalingrad: The Origins of the Spanish Civil War

This is the first episode of Partisans, a new weekly series created by myself and Stewart Reddin. While the series focus... Read more

18 Nov 2019

26mins

Ranked #2

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Rebel Isle (1750-1803) | The Great Famine I

Rebel Isle (1750-1803) | The Great Famine I

This podcast, the first in my new series on the Great Famine, gives a background to Ireland in the 19th century. Entitle... Read more

18 Jan 2017

42mins

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Black '47 The Movie Reviewed | The Great Famine XXV

Black '47 The Movie Reviewed | The Great Famine XXV

This week see the release of the first major movie set during the Great Famine. Starring James Frecheville, Stephen Rae,... Read more

5 Sep 2018

19mins

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Nebraska - Irish Emigrants Surviving on The Frontier

Nebraska - Irish Emigrants Surviving on The Frontier

When we think of Irish Emigrants in the USA, images of New York or Boston spring to mind. However on a recent trip to th... Read more

3 Apr 2019

22mins

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The Great Hunger in Dublin | The Great Famine XII

The Great Hunger in Dublin | The Great Famine XII

Dublin is often forgotten in the story of the Great Famine. While death rates in the capital were not as severe as the w... Read more

14 Aug 2017

30mins

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Making a Martyr - The Story of Oliver Plunkett

Making a Martyr - The Story of Oliver Plunkett

St Peter’s Church in Drogheda Co Louth contains what has to be one of the most unsettling religious relics on display an... Read more

5 May 2020

18mins

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Rents, Riots and Volcanoes | The Great Famine II

Rents, Riots and Volcanoes | The Great Famine II

The series on the Great Famine got off to a bloody start with the story of Anne Devlin and the rebellions of 1798 and 18... Read more

24 Jan 2017

32mins

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(820 - 902) Raiding and Trading With The Vikings

(820 - 902) Raiding and Trading With The Vikings

The early 9th century saw the Vikings step up their raids and attacks on Ireland. Terror gripped coastal communities as ... Read more

15 Mar 2013

37mins

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Did The Famine Drive Irish People Insane? | The Great Famine XXIII

Did The Famine Drive Irish People Insane? | The Great Famine XXIII

Did the experiences of the Famine drive Irish people insane?In this episode I look at the story of the famine survivor J... Read more

28 May 2018

26mins

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The Rise and Fall of Carrickmines Castle

The Rise and Fall of Carrickmines Castle

When creating episodes I normally try to tell wider events in Irish history by focusing on the lives of an individual pe... Read more

17 Dec 2019

38mins

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Ireland and the Viking World

Ireland and the Viking World

Episode 3 is a whistle stop tour through the Viking World visiting places from Baghdad to Newfoundland explaining how th... Read more

15 Mar 2013

15mins

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(1156 -1166) The Norman Invasion (Part I)

(1156 -1166) The Norman Invasion (Part I)

This is the first in a multipart series on the Norman invasion of Ireland. The Invasion was one of the most important an... Read more

29 May 2014

34mins

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Dublin 1916: The Calm Before the Storm

Dublin 1916: The Calm Before the Storm

The year 1916 is known for one event in Irish history – the Easter Rising. However as that fateful weekend approached mo... Read more

26 Feb 2020

35mins

Ranked #14

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The Tale of Jack of Ireland: A Medieval Outlaw

The Tale of Jack of Ireland: A Medieval Outlaw

Medieval outlaws have captured the human imagination for centuries. The story of Robin Hood who famously robbed from the... Read more

24 Oct 2016

21mins

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The Superstitions and Strange Customs of Medieval Ireland

The Superstitions and Strange Customs of Medieval Ireland

Strange as it may sound, if you lived in the Northwest of Ireland 1000 years ago you may well have witnessed your king a... Read more

15 Dec 2015

11mins

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The Road to War (1894 -1918) – Secret Societies, Communism and Coal (Part IV)

The Road to War (1894 -1918) – Secret Societies, Communism and Coal (Part IV)

'The Road to War' returns to my series on the Castlecomer Coalfields. It takes you on a gripping journey through life i... Read more

18 Jan 2016

49mins

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The IRA, The Boston College Tapes and Who Tells The Past?

The IRA, The Boston College Tapes and Who Tells The Past?

1972 was one of the darkest yet defining years in modern Irish history. Nearly five hundred people were killed in the co... Read more

12 May 2014

34mins

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A History of Epidemics in Ireland

A History of Epidemics in Ireland

Recently I discovered that my great great grandmother Catherine Murphy lost her sister and her daughter within two days ... Read more

13 Apr 2020

22mins

Ranked #19

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Fatal Feuds Part I – The Rise of the Red Earl (1281 – 1295)

Fatal Feuds Part I – The Rise of the Red Earl (1281 – 1295)

This episode is the first of four that looks at a series of related feuds that ripped Ireland apart in the late Middle A... Read more

27 Jul 2016

31mins

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(1000 -1022) Brian Boru, The Battle of Clontarf and Its Aftermath

(1000 -1022) Brian Boru, The Battle of Clontarf and Its Aftermath

Brian Boru is without doubt Ireland’s most well known medieval king, while a battle he fought in 1014, the Battle of Con... Read more

19 Mar 2013

54mins

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