Irish History Podcast
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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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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...
1798: The Year Ireland Changed Forever
The 1790s remain one of the most important decades in modern Irish history. After years of rising tensions, the island was rocked by the 1798 Rebellio...
The Irish Immigrants Who Built Britain's NHS
In the 1960s, over 30,000 Irish immigrants were working in Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). While the NHS is often celebrated as one of Britai...
Celebrating Conquest? Ireland’s Culture War over William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror has been dead for nearly a thousand years, and he never set foot in Ireland—so how did he end up at the centre of a modern Irish...
The Secret Life of May O’Callaghan: The Kremlin’s Irish Insider
In 1973, just two people attended the lonely funeral of May O’Callaghan, an Irish emigrant in North London. Few could have imagined that this quiet wo...
Ireland's Liberator - The Life of Daniel O'Connell
This special episode of the Irish History Podcast, in partnership with An Post, marks the 250th anniversary of Daniel O’Connell’s birth.
In this...
Who Will History Remember?
How do we decide who the most significant people in our history are? Whose story is worth telling? In this episode, I’m joined by Eoin Kinsella, manag...
Yola: A History of Ireland’s Lost Language
When we think of Ireland’s past, we usually envisage an island shaped by two languages: Irish and English. But hidden in the history of South Wexford...
Irish Americans & The Troubles: Unwelcome Outsiders or Allies?
This episode continues the story of NORAID - the Irish American organisation who were the voice of the IRA in the US. Jamie Goldrick and I delve into...
NORAID: Did Irish Americans Fund the Provisional IRA?
In this episode, we explore the fascinating and controversial story of NORAID, the Irish American organisation at the heart of the new documentary NOR...
Irish Asylums: A Dark History We Don’t Talk About. Why?
In the 1950s, more than 20,000 people—over one percent of the adult population of Ireland—were locked away in mental asylums. This was the highest rat...
Banned: The Hidden History of Contraception in Ireland (Listener Favourite)
While we’re on the last week of our summer break, we’re bringing you one of our most popular episodes from the back catalogue.
For over four dec...
[Classic Replay] A Criminal Conversation: Affairs & Divorce in 1920s Ireland
A story from the 1920s that will reshape the way you view our great grandparents lives!
Unfortunately, there’s no new show this week, but I want...
The Irish Wake: A History
The Irish funeral wake is a unique tradition where family and friends gather around the body of the deceased to share stories, remember their life, an...
Midwives & Mothers: A History of Birth in Ireland
In times past, childbirth was a profoundly communal and intimate experience, guided by the steady hands and wisdom of community midwives. Known as Bea...
Glenmalure & Memories of a Lost World - How Did Electrification Change Rural Ireland?
Nestled deep in the Wicklow Mountains, Glenmalure was once a stronghold for rebels and a sanctuary from the outside world. But long after the echoes o...
Glendalough & The History Tourists Are Never Told
Glendalough is one of Ireland’s most iconic and picturesque destinations. Its medieval monastery and stunning mountain landscape attract around one mi...
A History of Ireland's Last Great Wilderness
Vast, windswept, and seemingly untouched—the landscape around the Sally Gap in Wicklow is a place where history appears to vanish into the heather and...
Breaking Ireland's Bandit Country: The Wicklow Military Road
In 1800, in the wake of the 1798 Rebellion, the British military began construction of the Wicklow Military Road. Designed to bring control to the so-...
What happened to Ireland’s Protestant Community after the Revolution?
Between 1911 and 1926, the Irish Protestant population fell by over 30%. This podcast explores why this happened, as well as how the majority who rema...
The IRA's Great Escape: Mountjoy Jail, 1925
In 1925, nineteen IRA prisoners orchestrated a daring escape from Mountjoy Jail in the heart of Dublin. Join me and historian Sam McGrath as we delve...
Stories We Don't Tell: Realities of Surviving the Great Hunger
The history of the Great Hunger is often recounted through statistics and impersonal narratives. There are many reasons for this, but one significant...
Typhoid Mary: Victim or Villain
Typhoid Mary has inspired books, movies, and even a Marvel character, but the history of the Irish woman behind the name is less well known. Mary Mall...
Coffin Ships: What Famine Emigrants Endured [Classic Replay]
By 1855, over two million Irish people had fled Ireland to escape the devastation of the Great Hunger. The journeys of these emigrants were often harr...
A History of Beer in Ireland
Being hard drinkers is one of the most common stereotypes of Irish people around the world. While Irish consumption of alcohol is nowhere near the hig...
The Bloody Summer of 1170: An Epic of Siege, Invasion & Conquest in Medieval Ireland
In May 1170, a small group of mercenaries landed in a remote corner of County Wexford, setting the stage for a dramatic chapter in Irish history. Just...
1798, Magdalene Laundries, and Exploring an Irish bandit Country - Keeping You in the Loop!
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Michael Collins: History Masked by Myths and Conspiracies
Over a century after his death, Michael Collins remains one of Irish history's most iconic figures. Yet, his life and untimely death are still shroude...
Irish Emigrants in Tsarist Russia: A History
Margaretta Eagar is a little-known figure in Irish history. In the early 20th century, she worked as a governess to the last Romanov Tsars of Russia....
St Brigid: Pagan Goddess or Christian Saint?
St. Brigid is one of Ireland's most well-known saints. While Christian churches have experienced a crisis of faith in recent decades, she seems to buc...
Hitler's Irish Translator: Nazi Sympathiser or Following Orders?
In March 1939, James Murphy, a Cork man, became a wanted figure in Nazi Germany. As Europe hurtled towards war, Murphy published an unedited English t...
The Irish Catholic Church: How did it become so powerful?
Over the past three decades, the Catholic Church has been engulfed by numerous sexual abuse scandals and accusations of power abuse. This has prompted...
Winston Churchill: The Irish View on a British Legend
Winston Churchill is one of the most famous figures of the 20th century. Hailed in Britain as the man who won the war, his legacy in Ireland is far mo...
Irish Lives in Victorian London: History and Influence
Victorian London was a city of immense wealth, but also shocking poverty. The historian Jerry White described it as "a metropolis of wealth, grandeur,...
Why Didn't Irish People Eat Fish During the Great Hunger?
During the Great Hunger of the 1840s, one million Irish perished from starvation and hunger-related diseases. However, Ireland is surrounded by some o...
Why Was Life Expectancy So Low in Ireland Until 1900?
Life expectancy in Ireland has doubled over the past 200 years, but why was it so low for so long? In this podcast, I delve into the factors that kept...