From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Irish History Podcast brings you on a journ
This is the second episode in the series Partisans - Irish Stories from the Spanish Civil War. In th
This is the first episode of Partisans, a new weekly series created by myself and Stewart Reddin. Wh
This bonus show looks at a famous event that haunts Irish history - the Four Courts Explosion. In Ju
On November the 18th my new podcast series 'Partisans' begins. Created by mysef and Stewart Reddin i
The Mater Hospital in Dublin first opened its doors in 1861. It has a fascinating although often for
Muriel McSwiney is a fascinating if tragic and forgotten figure in Irish history. Born in 1892 into
'Winners & Losers' looks at the how the Great Famine came to an end. It's set to the backdrop of a N
Jack the Ripper brutally murdered five women in the Whitechapel area of London in the Autumn of 1888
Divorce and sex magic are not things we associate with medieval Ireland. However for over one thousa
This subject needs little by way of an introduction. It is one of the most controversial debates in
(I am currently researching the final episodes in the Great Famine series. The next show on the Grea
During the Great Hunger over 250,000 people were evicted by their landlords. Most of these people we
In August 1849 Queen Victoria arrived in a famine ravaged Ireland. Contrary to what we might expect
This podcast (the second show on the town of Clogheen) introduces Richard Burke, a man who had a ver
This episode is a return of the Great Famine Series. Focusing on the town of Clogheen in South Tippe
The Hellfire club is an 18th century ruin in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. The building has
When we think of Irish Emigrants in the USA, images of New York or Boston spring to mind. However on
In 1892 Peig Sayers married & moved from Dunquin in West Kerry to the Great Blasket Island. Her life
When Peig Sayers died in 1958, she as regarded as one of Ireland's greatest storytellers and folklor
In April 1894 Cincinnati's Irish Amercian community was rocked by a shocking and brutal murder. It w
