From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Irish History Podcast brings you on a journ
The city of Kilkenny was rocked by the notorious witchcraft trial of 1324 (covered in the last two e
The series on the Great Hunger of the 1840s will finish in the summer of 2019, but I have been busy
This podcast continues the fascinating tale of one of the first witchcraft trials in European histor
Growing up in Kilkenny I was surrounded by medieval history - its what drew me to study the past in
1848 was a year of revolt & rebellion across Europe and Ireland was no different. However unique to
The history of the Great Hunger is rooted in stories of greed, racism and senseless suffering. This
This bonus episode contains the first two shows in my podcast series 'This Week in Irish history'. T
Many histories of the Great Hunger refer to the famine ending in 1847. It is true that the famine di
On October 1st my new free weekly podcast series 'This Week in Irish History' begins.This short epis
This week see the release of the first major movie set during the Great Famine. Starring James Frech
This week sees the launch of the movie Black '47 & my return to the Great Famine series.So whether y
The Mulranny Police Conspiracy is a little-known story that took place in the west of Ireland at the
The Iniskea Islands are among the most remote places in Ireland. Although deserted today, throughout
In the 1830s the British politican George Lewis described the fate of an informer in ireland as a ma
Did the experiences of the Famine drive Irish people insane?In this episode I look at the story of t
The Great Hunger is not something we associate with war and certainly not wars in other countries. H
After Ireland, no country was more affected by the Great Famine than the USA. Millions of Irish peop
Coffin Ships are one of the most enduring images from the Great Famine. This was the name given to t
As people across the world prepare to mark St Patrick's day this podcast looks what at happened on S
This short podcast explains the Dublin Famine Tour, my new interactive historical experience which l
