What did Dublin sound like in 1320? What was the news of the day? Who were the people who lived there? In this episode you will experience the world of late medieval Dublin with sounds from medieval life. The podcast takes the form of a walk through the city as it was in 1320 where we encounter everything from pigs roaming the streets to the city hangman Philip of Colchester. This show is different from previous episodes so let me know what you make of it by contacting me @irishhistory on twitter or irishhistorypodcast on facebook. I will be giving tours of medieval Dublin in the coming months – if you are interested contact me at history@irishhistorypodcast.ie
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The Sounds of Medieval Life, a walk through Dublin in 1320
I came across your site whilst looking up some Irish historical words, and its very interesting. At the moment (being under the present scourge of unemployment) I am reading up on the history of Sligo town, as that is my home. I seem to be working backwards as I was grabbed by a book on the history of the port mostly from 19th C!! However the medieval history of Sligo is still very easily traced to someone who has grown up there. Medieval Dublin has long been an interest too as that’s where my mother’s family is from, so I can see that a number of hours will be spent on your site reading up on information.
I haven’t yet discovered what is different about this podcast, but I can say that it is very informative as well as interesting, and the two do not always go together…
(PS I’m not saying that my mother is medieval…)
Hi Fin! Just bought your book. We’ll let you know what we think! Looks intriguing. We did a tour with you in late June of last year, and really enjoyed it.
Stan and Clare Adamson