Finding your Irish Ancestral Homeland (#838)
In this special Irish family history episode we take two letters from our Green Room members. We chat about the approach they should take to...
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The Letter from Ireland Podcast - with Carina & Mike Collins
The Letter from Ireland Podcast. Join us as we travel in the footsteps of your Irish Ancestors - visiting their homelands and telling their stories as they put down roots in so many places a...
Episodes
20 of 146 episodesA Genealogical Trip Back to County Cork (#837)
In this special episode we choose one of our Green Room members (see more about the Green Room here) and accompany them on a genealogical tr...
Did Your Irish Ancestor Live Through This Terrible Time? (#836)
In this episode we look at a very difficult time in Ireland - one that triggered a time of death across the population of the island as well...
Two Royal Families of Ireland - O'Neill and O'Connor (#835)
In this episode we look at two of the major family surnames of Ireland - O'Neill and O'Connor. The first story asks if you have Niall of the...
The 8 Most Unique Male Irish Singing Voices (#834)
In this musical episode we look at a very personal choice of the eight most unique Irish MALE singing voices. I wonder will you agree? Maybe...
From County Cork to the Bright Lights of Broadway and Chicago (#833)
In this episode we tell the story of not one, but two, Irish families that came out of the area surrounding the town of Bantry in West Cork,...
The 8 Most Beautiful Irish Female Singing Voices (#832)
In this musical episode we look at a very personal choice of the eight most beautiful Irish femail singing voices. I wonder will you agree?...
The City of Belfast and County Antrim (#831)
In this episode we travel to that fascinating county at the north-east of the island of Ireland - County Antrim. We explore it's rich herita...
An Irish Birthday Celebration (#830)
In this episode we celebrate 10 years of the Letter from Ireland! In the summer of 2013, we started to write, and send out, a weekly letter...
The Surprising Irish Origin of 2 Racing Legends (#829)
In this episode we look at two different Irish races - one from the 18th century and one from the early 20th century. Our first story charts...
Beer, Whiskey and The Irish Temperance Movement (#828)
In this episode we look at how the growth of Irish towns and cities was tied to a clean source of water at the time of the Vikings - and how...
Old Irish Culture and Traditions - REPOST (#827)
In this very special episode we take a trip around Inishmore - the largest of the Aran Islands - in the company of Cyril O'Flaherty. Cyril i...
Inside the Hedge Schools of Ireland - REPOST(#826)
In this episode we take a trip inside the "Hedge Schools" of Ireland - places of learning that were dotted around Ireland right up to the mi...
Murder in the West of Ireland - REPOST (#825)
In this episode we cover two infamous real life murder cases in the west of Ireland during the 1800s. The first murder was as a result of ma...
Irish Proverbs and Irish Accents - REPOST (#824)
In today's episode we chat about all things Irish - the Irish language that is! The first letter looks at Irish sayings and proverbs in thei...
Danny Boy & The Music and Songs of Ulster - REPOST (#823)
In this episode we take a musical trip around the nine counties of Ulster: Derry (Londonderry), Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cav...
From The Vikings to The Normans - REPOST (#822)
In this episode we look at the journey a branch of the Vikings took and established a Dukedom in what became known as "Normandy" in northern...
What Happens when an Irish Bard Reads Your Family History (#821)
In this episode we look at two different styles of story-telling. First, Carina reads out "Which County did your Irish Ancestor Come from?"....
The Celtic Druids and The Irish (#820)
In this episode we look at how the Celtic Druids of Ireland in pre-christian times evolved into the monks, priests, brehon judges, bards and...
Danny Boy and 5 Other Irish Anthems (#819)
You are most likely familiar with the song Danny Boy - Ireland's unofficial anthem. In this episode we first have a listen to Danny Boy and...