Catalpa: The Epic Story of the Greatest Prison Rescue in Irish History

The Pat Kenny Show Highlights

Sep 27, 202600:13:48News & Politics

The audacious Catalpa escape story had its 150th anniversary this year. To mark it, historian Michael Barry has just published Catalpa: The Epic Story of the Greatest Prison Rescue in Irish History. Michael joined Ciara...

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