The Lingaun – Exploring Ireland's Oldest Frontier Part I
The Lingaun Valley is a little known valley that forms the border between Co Kilkenny and Co Tipperary. However for thousands of years this small river formed one of the most important frontiers in Ir...
19 Apr 202335min
Heroes or Villains? How To Trace Your Ancestors...
Have you ever wondered about your ancestors and who they were were? Were they on the right side of history? Maybe you’re curious to find out if your family have dark secrets? In this podcast genealogi...
12 Apr 202334min
Bad Bridget: When American Dreams became Nightmares
Emigration has been one of the defining features of Irish life since the Great Hunger. Generations have been drawn to the United States in the hope of finding a better life across the Atlantic. Many s...
29 Mar 202327min
Burned Alive: The Burning of Bridget Cleary
In 1895 Bridget Cleary was a confident independent woman in a rapidly changing Ireland. This brought her into conflict with dark and sinister figures in her own community. After being labelled a 'chan...
22 Mar 202332min
Women on Trial - The Alice Morton Divorce Case of 1920
Until 1981 a woman was considered the property of her husband under Irish law. A husband could even sue another man for damaging his property if he had an affair with his wife. Referred to as 'crimina...
15 Mar 202341min
The Mystery of Henry Wilson’s Assassination
On June 22nd 1922, the British Field Marshall, Henry Wilson was shot dead in London. The assassination sparked a major political crisis in Ireland. The British government blamed the killing on a facti...
1 Mar 202328min
Ireland's Alcatraz - the Story of Spike Island
Spike Island in Cork Harbour is often referred to as 'Ireland’s Alcatraz'. While this famous island prison began life as a monastery it was transformed into a fortress during the American Revolutionar...
22 Feb 202330min
How the Famine Irish built New York
Between 1840 and 1860 the population of New York almost trebled growing from 300,000 to 800,000. This influx of migrants from Europe gave birth to modern Manhattan. At the heart of this story were the...
15 Feb 202332min
