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(1090-1101) The Great War of Ulster and Munster Part I

Posted in 11th century, Brian Boru, Eoganacht, Episodes, Gaelic Ireland, Irish history, Medieval Europe, Medieval history, Podcast, Vikings on February 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

avatar2In 1090 Muirchertach O Briain, grandson of Brian Boru, faced the darkest moment of his rule as King of Munster. Defeated and vanquished by his rival the king of Ulster, Domnal McLochlainn, he faced two options; either accept his fate or try and claw his way back to power. Within a year he was at war begining an epic struggle. This podcast journeys through the final years of the 11th century as one of the worst plagues of the medieval period struck Ireland. Its not all bloodshed, misery and violence as this show also takes a look at what the medieval church thought of attitudes to sex in Gaelic Ireland.

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(1000 -1022) Brian Boru, The Battle of Clontarf and its aftermath

Posted in 10th century, 11th century, Annals, Archaeology, Battle of Clontarf, Brian Boru, Dal Cais, Dublin history, Episode 11, Gaelic Ireland, ireland, Medieval history, O Neills, Podcast, Vikings, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 27, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Episode 11. Brian Boru is without doubt Ireland’s most well known medieval figure while a battle he fought in 1014, the Battle of Contarf, is Irelands most famous medieval conflict. In this podcast we look at the real story behind Brian and the Battle of Clontarf. How did he become high-king? Was he really the first man to unify Ireland? Why did Vikings from as far away as the Orkney Islands flock to Ireland and assemble on a field in Clontarf, North of Dublin to face down Brian Boru and his allies in 1014? What happened after Brian Boru died?

This podcast also tells the unknown but fascinating story of the wars he waged against the Northern kings between 1002-1011 in his conquest for power in a world of intrigue and betrayal…..

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(1000-1022) Brian Boru, the Battle of Clontarf and its Aftermath

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Dunmore Cave: following in the footsteps of 1100 year old murderers.

Posted in 10th century, Annals, Archaeology, early medieval, episode 3, Gaelic Ireland, Irish history, Medieval Europe, Medieval history, Vikings, tagged , , on July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Dunmore cave, Co Kilkenny is pretty unique. Aside from its impressive geological features, it is one of the few places in Ireland where archaeology and history match up perfectly shedding light on a particularly dark chapter in the caves history.

Deep in a dark recess of Dunmore cave the discovery of human remains and viking coins verify a grim entry from the Annals of the Four Masters about a massacre in 930. This discovery gives a terrifyingly vivid insight into early medieval ireland, often difficult since much of the landscape has changed so much.

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(944 – 980) The Pursuit of Power (part II): The Rise of Brian Boru and the Dál Cais

Posted in 10th century, Annals, Archaeology, Brian Boru, Christianity, Civil war, Dal Cais, Dublin, Dublin history, early medieval, Economy, Episode 8, Irish history, Medieval Europe, Medieval history, Podcast, Vikings, tagged , , , , , , , on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Episode 8 sees medieval Ireland stand of the edge of a precipice. A rootless struggle for control of the O Neill kingdom breaks out in the North,  while in Munster a new comer to the podcast – the Dal Cais challengthe King of Munster for power in the South. While Ireland is on the verge of chaos we look at these wars and how people struggled through a very tough period of not only war but famine, hard winters and an out break of leprosy and dysentery. By the end of the show Medieval Ireland will have changed and Brian Boru will have started his rise to power……

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The Rise of Brian Boru and the Dál Cais (944 – 980)

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Book your place on the Viking Dublin walking tour June 26th.

Posted in Irish history, Vikings, walking tour on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

After the success of the first Viking Dublin walking tour I am organising another tour on Sunday, June 26th. The tour will journey through the remains of medieval Dublin covering the cities origins from its days as an early medieval Gaelic settlement through its violent transformation into a bustling Viking slave port and trading emporium.

The tour will take in many of the sites covered in the podcasts so far, taking about 2hrs in total.

The tour is free of charge but donations are greatly appreciated.

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Book your place on the Viking Dublin Walking Tour

Posted in 10th century, Dublin, Dublin history, Early Christian Ireland, early medieval, Gaelic Ireland, historical tours, Irish history, tour, Vikings, tagged on April 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »

On Sunday, April 10th I am organising a walking tour of Viking Dublin where you can  retrace the steps of Dublin’s earliest inhabitants in the modern city today.  This tour will journey through early medieval Dublin looking at the first few centuries of the city’s history during its days as a Viking stronghold.

The tour will bring you through the remains of  the Viking Town that lie within modern Dublin’s buildings, streets, lanes and alleys.

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(919-944) The Pursuit of Power (pt. 1) The Decline of the O’Neills

Posted in 10th century, Annals, Archaeology, early medieval, Gaelic Ireland, historical tours, ireland, Irish history, Medieval Europe, Medieval history, O Neills, Podcast, Vikings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 3, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Episode 6 is the start of a fascinating story, full of twists and turns. Over the next three shows we will see the O Neill kingdom who have dominated the first five shows see their power challenged by the Dal Cais (the family of Brian Boru). This will see many challengers rise and fall as these two families battle it out for supremacy in medieval Ireland.

The show begins with the rule of the O’Neill High King Donnchad Donn who came to power in 919. His life was intertwined with one of the greatest O’Neill warriors Muircherteach Mac Neill, eulogised on his death as “the hector of the west”. Find out how he earned that name and where Brian Boru’s family, the Dal Cais family originated.

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The Pursuit of Power (part 1)- The Decline of the O Neills

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(902-930) Changing Times: Ireland 902-930

Posted in 10th century, 9th Century, Archaeology, Bibliography, Dublin, early medieval, Economy, Eoganacht, episode 5, Gaelic Ireland, historiography, ireland, Irish history, Medieval Europe, Medieval history, O Neills, Podcast, Vikings, tagged , , , , , , , on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Episode 5

Episode five  is an exciting journey through one of the most turbulent times in Medieval Ireland. The years 902- 930 see Ireland’s most powerful faction – The O Neill kingdom go to war with their traditional enemies – The Eoganacht. After three years of war only one survives creating a power vacuum, which the Vikings fill, starting yet another war! This show looks a series of major wars in Ireland and how they profoundly shaped Ireland and the people who lived through them. I hope you enjoy it – I appreciate feed back  to history@irishhistorypodcast.ie

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Changing Times Ireland 902 – 930

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(820-902) Gaelic Ireland; Raiding and Trading with the Vikings.

Posted in 9th Century, Dublin, Episode 4, Gaelic Ireland, ireland, Irish history, Medieval history, Podcast, Vikings on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Episode 4

The 820-40’s saw the Vikings step it up a gear as vast fleets attacked Ireland and establish bases called longphorts around the coast . However by the late 840’s Gaelic Ireland struck back and the Vikings changed their tactics by forming alliances with Gaelic kingdoms. This episode looks at the widespread war and confusion of 9th century Ireland and looks at what life was like in the first settlement at Dublin.

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Raiding and Trading with the Vikings (820-902)

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Ireland and the Viking World

Posted in Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, Economy, Gaelic Ireland, ireland, Irish history, Medieval Europe, Medieval history, Podcast, Vikings on June 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Episode 3 is a whistle stop tour through  the Viking World visiting places from Baghdad to Newfoundland explaining how the Viking world impacted Ireland. This episode sees the first Africans arrive in Ireland in the 9th century and explains how a coin from Armenia was found amongst the remains of people massacred by the vikings in rural Ireland in the 10th century!!

To accompany today’s show there’s a bonus feature – an interview with someone crazy enough to sail a viking long ship from Denmark to Ireland. Check it out here

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The Vikings (part I)

Posted in 8th Century, 9th Century, Christianity, early medieval, Episode 2, Episodes, Irish history, Lindisfarne, Medieval history, Medieval Monasticism, O Neills, Vikings on May 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Episode 2 sees the Vikings enter Irish History. Were the Vikings really blood thirsty? In this show we hear what it was like to experience a Viking attack, why the attacks started, what did the Gaelic Irish make of these people when they first appeared and how they dealt with these raids.

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The Sewer that spawned a city….

Posted in 10th century, 9th Century, Dublin, Dublin history, Gaelic Ireland, ireland, Irish history, Medieval history, Vikings on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Many cities pride themselves in their humble origins. Few however, could more humble than Dublin. It was around this sewer that channels the river Poddle into the Liffey that the Vikings built a settlement that would grow into Dublin.  The original settlement was built on a strip of land between these two rivers. The poddle which flowed around the settlement on the southern side formed a deep pool called An Dubh Linn -  Dublin.

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