114 Rory O’Connor

The Irish History Show by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney

May 9, 20261:19:38Society & Culture

On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Gerard Shannon to discuss his new biography of Rory O’Connor. Rory O’Connor was an Irish Republican who was Director of Engineering for the IRA in t...

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