From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Irish History Podcast brings you on a journ
In 1173 Strongbow returned to Ireland after fighting in Normandy for his king Henry II. Within month
In the Spring of 1925 newspapers around the world carried stories that a famine had broken out in Ir
This is a brief update on whats coming next in the Norman invasion series. Become a member at https:
The year is 1174, much of Ireland is reeling from 5 years of warfare since the Norman Invasion began
On November 2nd 1324, Petronilla of Meath, one of 12 people charged with witchcraft in Kilkenny was
The story of protest in medieval Ireland is a forgotten but fascinating chapter in our history. Whil
At Easter 1172, Henry II left Ireland, having spent six months on the island. Before departing he co
On October 17th, 1172, Henry II became the first King of England to set foot in Ireland. Henry had c
Despite their victory at the siege of Dublin (covered in Part VII), Strongbow and his Normans follow
This podcast sees the Normans suffer a ferocious backlash after their conquests in the year of 1170.
After their brutal conquest of Waterford, Diarmait McMurrough and his Norman allies marshaled their
In the summer of 1170, Ireland stood on a precipice. After the arrival of several hundred Norman mer
On May 1st 1169, Robert FitzStephen a Norman Knight from Wales, finds himself on Bannow Strand, Irel
This podcast looks at the first Normans to arrive in Ireland, in a chapter often forgotten by the hi
Over the last few weeks Ireland has been rocked by yet another child abuse scandal. Newspaper headli
This show looks at some of the most pivotal events in Ireland's history. As Part I of the Norman inv
This is the first in a multipart series on the Norman invasion of Ireland. The Invasion was one of t
1972 was one of the darkest yet defining years in modern Irish history. Nearly five hundred people w
On this day 1000 years today, one of the most famous battle in Irish history, the Battle of Clontarf
In a show with a title such as this you might expect names such as Oliver Cromwell or Strongbow to f
