Is Irish History ‘sea-blind’?

History Ireland by alanheadstuff

Oct 4, 202478:44Society & Culture

(Recorded live on Sunday 29 September 2024, @ The Substation, Alexandra Road, Dublin, D01 H4C6) In 1986, the maritime historian, John de Courcey Ireland, wrote: ‘The lives of island peoples like Ireland’s [have] been dom...

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