An Gorta Mor/The Great Hunger part 1

An Gorta Mor/The Great Hunger part 1

Send us Fan Mail An Gorta Mor, the great hunger of 1845-1852. All over Ireland's landscape there are ruins and grave yards that bear testimony to this horrific period in the World's history. Mass graves and heaps of moss-covered stones that use to be thriving villages dot the countryside. Historians cannot agree to the number that died but estimates range between 1-3 million. The debate continues about what Britain’s intent was when they exasperated the situation. ...

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The Whiskey Fire of 1875

The Whiskey Fire of 1875

Send us Fan Mail The Dublin whiskey fire took place on 18 June 1875 in the Liberties area of Dublin. It lasted a single night but killed 13 people, and resulted in €6 million worth of damage in whiske...

3 Jul 202418min

Oíche na Gaoithe Móire

Oíche na Gaoithe Móire

Send us Fan Mail January 6 is an important day within the Christian calendar. Known as Epiphany Sunday, or Twelfth Night, it commemorates the three kings visiting Jesus. it is also a feast known as ...

28 Jun 202421min

Ireland's First Gold Medal

Ireland's First Gold Medal

Send us Fan Mail Patrick "Pat" O'Callaghan was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British f...

21 Jun 202423min

Cleggan Bay Disaster 1927

Cleggan Bay Disaster 1927

Send us Fan Mail On 27 October 1927 a number of local fishermen died when a strong gale rose without warning. The fishermen were fishing for mackerel in the Atlantic Ocean, near Cleggan in county Galw...

18 Jun 202424min

Kieran, Thomas and Michael

Kieran, Thomas and Michael

Send us Fan Mail These are the last three young men to die on hunger strike in 1981. These brave and convicted young men turned history. This episode shares a little about their lives, their story S...

17 Jun 202441min

Martin Hurson and Kevin Lynch

Martin Hurson and Kevin Lynch

Send us Fan Mail Martin Hurson and Kevin Lynch were the next two die on hunger strike. Here are their stories Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

23 Mai 202429min

Patsy O'Hara and Joe McDonnell

Patsy O'Hara and Joe McDonnell

Send us Fan Mail Patsy and Joe were the two hunger strikers I most related to when they were in the news in 1981. Here is a little bit about them Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - B...

15 Mai 202426min

Francis Hughes & Raymond McCreesh

Francis Hughes & Raymond McCreesh

Send us Fan Mail Francis was the the 2nd young man to die in the hunger strike of 1981. Raymond McCreesh was the 3rd. This is their stories. A little about them and how they were arrested Support t...

13 Mai 202438min

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