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From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Irish History Podcast brings you on a journ

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Preban cemetery is not only where the communities in the surrounding region bury their dead, but it

The Great Famine haunts every graveyard in Ireland. Alongside victims of the Great Hunger, many grav

Graveyards chronicle the history of the communities where we. At Preban, Co Wicklow one of the most

In the summer of 1798 large parts of Ireland were ravaged by one of the largest rebellions in Irish

St Aidan's well is located in the environs Preban graveyard. Rituals have been performed at this hol

In part II of 'Stories from a Living Graveyard’ Damian and myself journey back into the earliest his

The ancient graveyard of Preban is situated in the southern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains near

This seven part series starting Monday August 17th, explores fascinating stories from a forgotten gr

During the Second World War Irish Military Intelligence stepped up their activities monitoring

Over the last few weeks I have been paralysed by writers block. In the hope of clearing my mind

Ireland remained neutral in the Second World War. However by the summer of 1940 a German invasion se

The diet of the rural poor in Ireland prior to the Famine is one of the most unusual in modern histo

This show look at a story related to the series Partisans. Its about the life of a Basque family bri

Through the 18th and 19th century, large numbers of Irishmen served in the British Army. However the

This is the final episode in the series Partisans. While the Spanish Civil War came to an end in 193

This podcast, the second last in Partisans, looks at the battle of the Ebro - the last major showdow

The enduring images of the Spanish Civil War depict armed fighters of one kind or another. This podc

The most notorious incident of the Spanish Civil War was the bombing of Guernica by the Nazi Condor

This episode continues Partisans - Irish Stories from the Spanish Civil War. In this podcast we foll

This episode returns to the series Partisans - Irish stories from the Spanish Civil War. This show l