Irish History Podcast

A podcast by Fin Dwyer - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

Categories:

History

395 Episodes

  1. Rescuing History: The Four Courts Explosion

    Published: 11/14/2019

  2. The Partisans are coming!

    Published: 10/30/2019

  3. The Mater Hospital: Where History is Made

    Published: 10/21/2019

  4. Muriel McSwiney: A Forgotten Revolutionary

    Published: 10/11/2019

  5. Winners & Losers - How the Great Hunger Ended

    Published: 9/19/2019

  6. Jack the Ripper & Irish Connections

    Published: 9/2/2019

  7. Brehon Law: From Divorce to Irish Sex Magic

    Published: 8/16/2019

  8. Was the Great Famine a genocide? | The Great Famine XXXIII

    Published: 7/31/2019

  9. Three Lives, Three Deaths & One Life Unlived

    Published: 7/16/2019

  10. Landlords & Mass Evictions - Exploiting the Great Hunger | The Great Famine XXXII

    Published: 7/5/2019

  11. The Beginning of the End & Queen Victoria in Ireland (1849) | The Great Famine XXXI

    Published: 6/17/2019

  12. Tyranny, Cruelty & Inhumanity - Surviving the Workhouse | The Famine in Clogheen II | The Great Famine XXX

    Published: 5/23/2019

  13. Corn, Gunpowder & Class Conflict | The Famine in Clogheen I | The Great Famine XXIX

    Published: 5/2/2019

  14. The Hellfire Club - Debauchery in the Dublin Mountains

    Published: 4/23/2019

  15. Nebraska - Irish Emigrants Surviving on the Frontier

    Published: 4/3/2019

  16. The last of her kind | Peig Sayers II

    Published: 3/15/2019

  17. The last of her kind | Peig Sayers I

    Published: 3/4/2019

  18. A Very Irish Murder (in Cincinnati)

    Published: 2/11/2019

  19. A 21st century Witch Hunt | Kilkenny Witch Trial of 1324 III

    Published: 1/28/2019

  20. Plan 2019: New Series Announced & New York Event.

    Published: 1/15/2019

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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 of time and place. Each episode is meticulously researched, creating character-driven narratives that are engaging and accessible for all.Since the first episode was released back in 2010, the podcast has covered scores of captivating stories. Major multi-part series have explored the Great Famine, the Norman Invasion, and Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War. If you are looking for standalone episodes, there are lots of great interviews with leading Irish historians covering topics from medieval sex magic to Irish connections in the Jack the Ripper murders!Why not start with 'Three Days in July', an acclaimed mini-series from the summer of 2024. It explores the early years of the Troubles and the forgotten story of a young Londoner who was shot dead by the British Army in Belfast in 1970. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.