Forgotten Allies: How Egypt and India Supported the Irish Revolution
During the Irish War of Independence, republicans in Ireland looked far beyond Britain and America for support. In Egypt and India, they fou...
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The Irish History Podcast brings you on a journey through Ireland's fascinating past. This podcast is not just dates but an enthralling account of Ireland's history, looking at daily life th...
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Operation Green: Hitler's Plan for Ireland
In 1939, Ireland declared itself neutral in the Second World War. But neutrality did not mean the island was safe. Indeed, both Germany and...
Divided Loyalties: The Irish Who Fought for Britain
The Irish War of Independence & Revolution saw the IRA pitted against Crown forces across the island. However, on the ground in Ireland, all...
The Irish Language: Why Ireland Became English-Speaking
How did Ireland become an English-speaking country? Was it colonialism, the Great Hunger, the education system or emigration that drove the...
A White Mans Nation? The Irish Revolution & Black Radicals
“The Irish fight for liberty is the greatest epic of the modern age… those suffering together under British imperialism must learn to coordi...
From the Banshee to Burial: The Strange History of Irish Funerals
Irish funerals and wakes are one of the more famous aspects of our culture. Often taking the form of a celebration, it has been said we do d...
Comrades in Arms? The IRA and Soviet Russia
"Intercourse between Bolshevism and Sinn Féin" These were the words one British newspaper used to describe the relationship between the Iris...
Hidden Lives: The Gay Community in Post-Independence Ireland
For Dublin's gay community, Irish Independence and the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922 heralded anything but freedom. While the new...
The IRA & the Battle for America
“Keep handing it to the Micks. The Roman Catholic Irish are, and always have been, the only un-Americanised people in the United States.” Th...
Did Neutrality Save Ireland? Daily Life in Wartime Ireland
At the outbreak of World War II, Ireland declared itself neutral. But neutrality didn't mean the country was untouched by the conflict. Know...
The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA?
"There were spies, informers and degenerates of every kind and we were here to do business." These were the words an IRA activist describing...
Brothers in Pain: New Series Preview
The Irish War of Independence often conjures images of guerrilla fighters on lonely mountainsides, on the run from the Black and Tans. While...
St. Patrick's Day Parades: Tradition or American Invention?
On March 17th, thousands of St. Patrick's Day Parades take place across the globe. New York's parade, dating back to the 1760s, draws three...
Éamon de Valera: Visionary or Victorian?
Éamon de Valera is one of the most influential figures in modern Irish history. Born in New York in 1880s and raised in rural Limerick, he r...
The Irish in America's Indian Wars: A Dark History
In the late nineteenth century the United States pushed west and its expansion unleashed devastating violence against Native Americans. Forc...
Wild Animals and Public Entertainment in Georgian Ireland
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, lions, tigers and even elephants toured towns and cities across Ireland. Long before...
Why Didn't the Romans Invade Ireland?
While the Roman Empire conquered much of western Europe and established a powerful presence in Britain, Ireland remained beyond its grasp. B...
The Ulster Special Constabulary - A Troubled History
The Ulster Special Constabulary was one of the most controversial forces in modern Irish history. Formed amid the violence and uncertainty o...
The Mystery of St Brigid
Each February Ireland celebrates St Brigid, one of the most beloved figures in Irish history. She is woven into the landscape, the calendar...
Daily Life in a Medieval Irish Castle: What was it really like?
What was daily life in a medieval Irish castle really like? In this special episode recorded in Barryscourt Castle I explore the reality beh...
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