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Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

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From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Great Famine to the Troubles, the Irish History Podcast takes you on a journey through the most fascinating stories in Ireland's past. Whether it’s the siege of Dublin in 1171 or gun battles in the 1920s, the podcast vividly recreates a sense of time and place. Each episode is meticulously researched, creating character-driven narratives that are engaging and accessible for all.Since the first episode was released back in 2010, the podcast...

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Episodes (479)

The Rising Storm: The American War of Independence & Ireland

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Sep 24, 202543:00pending

The Penal Laws: An Irish Apartheid?

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Sep 17, 202547:19pending

1798: The Year Ireland Changed Forever

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Sep 10, 20256:00pending

The Irish Immigrants Who Built Britain's NHS

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Sep 3, 202545:32pending

Celebrating Conquest? Ireland’s Culture War over William the Conqueror

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Aug 27, 202530:13pending

The Secret Life of May O’Callaghan: The Kremlin’s Irish Insider

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Aug 20, 202544:57pending

Ireland's Liberator - The Life of Daniel O'Connell

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Jul 31, 202543:30pending

Who Will History Remember?

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Jul 23, 202532:09pending

Yola: A History of Ireland’s Lost Language

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Jul 16, 202520:00pending

Irish Americans & The Troubles: Unwelcome Outsiders or Allies?

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Jul 11, 202533:13pending

NORAID: Did Irish Americans Fund the Provisional IRA?

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Jul 9, 202544:32pending

Irish Asylums: A Dark History We Don’t Talk About. Why?

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Jul 2, 202537:54pending

Banned: The Hidden History of Contraception in Ireland (Listener Favourite)

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Jun 25, 202528:12pending

[Classic Replay] A Criminal Conversation: Affairs & Divorce in 1920s Ireland

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Jun 11, 202540:52pending

The Irish Wake: A History

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Jun 4, 202550:11pending

Midwives & Mothers: A History of Birth in Ireland

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May 28, 202528:47pending

Glenmalure & Memories of a Lost World - How Did Electrification Change Rural Ire...

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May 21, 202536:54pending

Glendalough & The History Tourists Are Never Told

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May 14, 202535:00pending

A History of Ireland's Last Great Wilderness

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May 7, 202530:10pending

Breaking Ireland's Bandit Country: The Wicklow Military Road

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Apr 29, 202542:21pending

What happened to Ireland’s Protestant Community after the Revolution?

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Apr 23, 202531:35pending

The IRA's Great Escape: Mountjoy Jail, 1925

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Apr 16, 202527:50pending

Stories We Don't Tell: Realities of Surviving the Great Hunger

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Apr 9, 202537:00pending

Typhoid Mary: Victim or Villain

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Mar 26, 20251:16:00pending

Coffin Ships: What Famine Emigrants Endured [Classic Replay]

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Mar 19, 202545:54pending

A History of Beer in Ireland

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Mar 12, 202530:10pending

The Bloody Summer of 1170: An Epic of Siege, Invasion & Conquest in Medieval Ire...

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Mar 5, 20251:01:30pending

1798, Magdalene Laundries, and Exploring an Irish bandit Country - Keeping You i...

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Feb 26, 20254:53pending

Michael Collins: History Masked by Myths and Conspiracies

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Feb 19, 202542:18pending

Irish Emigrants in Tsarist Russia: A History

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Feb 12, 202540:12pending

St Brigid: Pagan Goddess or Christian Saint?

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Feb 5, 202512:57pending

Hitler's Irish Translator: Nazi Sympathiser or Following Orders?

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Jan 29, 202538:47pending

The Irish Catholic Church: How did it become so powerful?

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Jan 22, 202538:37pending

Winston Churchill: The Irish View on a British Legend

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Jan 15, 202532:50pending

Irish Lives in Victorian London: History and Influence

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Dec 11, 202444:45pending

Why Didn't Irish People Eat Fish During the Great Hunger?

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Nov 27, 202430:54pending

Why Was Life Expectancy So Low in Ireland Until 1900?

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Nov 20, 202437:25pending

1719: The Irish Rescue of the Polish Princess Bride

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Nov 12, 202432:12pending

Societal Collapse: Did It Happen in Irish History?

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Nov 6, 202431:52pending

Your Prehistoric Ancestors: More Sophisticated than you think!

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Oct 23, 202431:16pending

Stigma, Famine & Emigration: A History of Mental Health in Ireland

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Oct 16, 202432:54pending

The Dirtiest City in Europe? Why Did Typhoid Thrive in Victorian Dublin?

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Oct 9, 202430:20pending

Emily Anderson: The Forgotten Irish Woman of Bletchley Park

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Oct 2, 202441:24pending

The Making of a Ghost Town - The Rise and Fall of the Irish Kings of Cotton

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Sep 18, 202434:33pending

Who was the first Irish person to cross the Atlantic Ocean?

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Sep 11, 202444:29pending

Resisting Nazi Occupation: Ireland's Forgotten World War II Heroes

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Sep 4, 202441:03pending

Ireland in World War II: Neutrality, Nazi Collaborators or Secret Allies?

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Aug 28, 202437:28pending

The Mystery Nazi Flight to Ireland - Who was really on board?

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Aug 21, 202423:19pending

Exploring a 5,000 year old Tomb

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Aug 14, 202431:00pending

The History of Guinness Explained: A more controversial beer than you think!

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Aug 7, 202430:00pending
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