Irish History Podcast

A podcast by Fin Dwyer - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

Categories:

History

395 Episodes

  1. Beyond the Famine: A History of the Potato in Ireland

    Published: 6/11/2024

  2. Lord Haw Haw - Ireland's Most Notorious Nazi

    Published: 5/28/2024

  3. Breaking the Silence: Post-Famine Trauma in Ireland

    Published: 5/21/2024

  4. The Rise of the Irish in New York

    Published: 5/14/2024

  5. From Dublin to Devil's Island - The Life & Crimes of Vere Goold

    Published: 5/8/2024

  6. Unsolved: The 1928 Disappearance of Arthur Poole

    Published: 5/1/2024

  7. Daily Life in the Middle Ages. Worse than you imagine...

    Published: 4/17/2024

  8. Manipulating the Past - A History of Photography in Ireland

    Published: 4/10/2024

  9. Strongbow & Aoife: The wedding that changed Ireland

    Published: 4/3/2024

  10. Exiled: Irish Writers in the 1930s

    Published: 3/26/2024

  11. Ireland's Lost Generation - The Orphans of the Great Hunger

    Published: 3/20/2024

  12. Time's Untold Tales: Life before clocks & Dublin's two time zones in the 1870s

    Published: 3/5/2024

  13. The IRA ambush in Central Park, New York

    Published: 2/28/2024

  14. The Slaves who helped Ireland during the Great Hunger

    Published: 2/21/2024

  15. Saving Ireland from Sin & Sex - Film Censorship in Ireland

    Published: 2/14/2024

  16. What started The Troubles?

    Published: 2/8/2024

  17. Polygamy, the Pope or Politics. Why was 19th century Ireland so hostile to Mormonism?

    Published: 1/31/2024

  18. Shipwrecked: The Story of the Samson

    Published: 1/24/2024

  19. New Geneva: Ireland's Lost City

    Published: 1/16/2024

  20. Plan 2024: It's ambitious but you can make it possible

    Published: 1/10/2024

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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.