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The Beginning of the End & Queen Victoria in Ireland (1849) Back In August 1849 Queen Victoria arrived in a famine ravaged Ireland. Contrary to what we might expect there were no protests and in many places the Queen received a rapturous welcome. However this only tells part of the story. This podcast takes you on a journey deep into one of Dublin’s most notorious slums – St Michan’s. There we follow the lives of a poor couple George & Bridget Shea. Their experience of the Great Famine was in its own unique way intertwined with the Victorias visit. This story provides us with an evocative, fascinating and revealing contrast to the royal visit while also explaining the strangely passive response to the monarch’s arrival in Ireland. This episode also covers later 1849 as Dublin finally emerged from the Great Famine. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

< Back This episode begins what will be a fascinating journey through the last 1500 years of Irish History looking at some of the most fascinating chapters in the island’s past. While the coming episodes will chart everything from great battles to Viking raids all the way to rebellions we will also stop in the houses, towns and villages to see what daily life was like for our distant and not so distant ancestors. Barbarians “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! Subscribe Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

The War of Independence Finale (Endgame III) < Back We've made it! This is the final episode in the War of Independence series. The episode begins as Michael Collins and an Irish negotiating team lock horns with Lloyd George and Winston Churchill in London. When a controversial treaty is agreed we return to Dublin to see how it is received. The show also includes extensive recreations of the famous Treaty debates from Aidan and Therese. I hope you enjoy the show. Thank you so much for you support. I have some really great content lined up for coming weeks. These include shows on Grace O'Malley the 16th century pirate queen The history of Ireland's monorail. A history of hurling. A six part series on life in pre-famine Ireland told through a 19th century murder. A series on the history of podcasting in Ireland (its older than you think!) Sound - Jason Looney Addition research - Sam McGrath Additional Narrations - Aidan Crowe and Therese Murray “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

The Workhouse and The Unwanted (The Great Famine XVI) Back The crumbling ruins of workhouses are one of the last visible reminders of the horrors of the Great Hunger in the Irish landscape. During the Great Famine they became home to the unwanted in Irish society. Ultimately over 300,000 people Irish people died in these institutions during the Great Hunger. While they may have been unwanted by the late 1840s very few of the so called ‘inmates’ of workhouses were born unwanted. The show begins by looking at how people found themsleves in such a position by following the journey of one 14 year old boy, Patrick Duignan from Co Leitrim. This is his story. I also look at an often forgotten aspect of workhouses: the bitter and sometimes violent struggles for control of the running of these institutions which explains why so many died. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

< Back 1,000 Years from Home This show is 40 minutes of escapism from Covid-19. In the podcast I explore some of the history and historic places within two kilometres of my home in Kilkenny. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Previous Next Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon

(1177 -1181) The Norman Invasion XVI – The Arrival of Hugh de Lacy < Back This show sees the arrival of the man who is probably the most important figure in our story after Strongbow. Hugh de Lacy, the Lord of Meath ruled over 800,000 acres of land north of Dublin. When he arrived however it was ruined by years of war. During his first four years as the kings representative in Ireland he transformed these territories, but it came at a cost. Nevertheless by the time he was finished many would struggle to recognise what had once been the Southern O’Neill kingdom of Meath. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

< Back In this podcast we meet our first partisan – Aileen O’Brien, a 22 year old Irish American who moved to Ireland in 1935. O’Brien was always a mysterious figure – her contemporaries were never quite sure what to make of her. Some considered her a fascist, others thought her a naive catholic while inteligence agenices suspected she may have been a covert arms dealer. Unsurprisingly not long after she arrived in Ireland Aileen’s activities attracted the attention of the Irish police and eventially even military intelligence. Using never before seen archives this podcast follows O’Brien’s life up until the summer of 1936. Her strange and intriguing life is an insight into far right activism in 1930s ireland and explains why many Irish people supported the fascist coup in Spain in July 1936. Partisans is created by myself Fin Dwyer and Stewart Reddin. Logo design – Keith Hynes The Irish Fascist Partisan – Aileen O’Brien (Partisans II) “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

Chapter 3: The Countess on a Frontier < Back Eleanor de Bohun married Ireland's most powerful man in 1331. However life on a medieval frontier in Ireland was far from easy but never dull. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Previous Next Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon

Alexander Pearce - The Story of the Irish Cannibal Convict < Back The story of Alexander Pearce life and death is both enthralling and disturbing in equal measure. Born in Monaghan he was transported to Australia and imprisoned in the brutal Macquarie Harbour penal colony. Pearce would become the only man to escape twice. However he would gain notoriety when it emerged how he survived in the inhospitable Tasmanian wilderness during these escapes - cannibalism! This podcast uses Pearce's own words to reveal the truth behind his spine chilling story. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

Chapter 8: A Bishop At The End of The World < Back Bishop Richard Ledrede returns to Ireland in 1349 to find the island in complete chaos. Amidst a huge labour shoratge the peasants rise in revolt, thre world as he knew seems at an end. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Previous Next Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon

< Back Ireland and the Paris Peace Talks In this exclusive episode I am joined by Dr Brian Hanley from Trinity College Dublin. We discussed how the post World War I Paris Peace talks affected Ireland. While these talks brokered an the Versailles Treaty between the defeated Germany and the Allies, many in Ireland were hopeful that the of Independence might be averted. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Previous Next Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon