The Land War (1879-1882)
I launched my first exclusive patron’s podcast on the Land War yesterday.The Land War is a fascinating struggle between Irish landlords and tenants between 1879 and 1882.Become a supporter & access do...
8 Des 201610min
The Phoenix Park Murders II - The Manhunt
The Phoenix Park Murders are one of the most famous assassinations in Irish History. On May 6th 1882 Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke were killed in brutal circumstances in the Phoenix ...
1 Des 201628min
The 1882 Phoenix Park Murders Part I - A Fatal Day in Dublin
The Phoenix Park Murders are among the most famous political assassinations in Irish History. On May 6th 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish the new chief secretary for Ireland was assassinated in the Phoe...
23 Nov 201621min
Tales From The Great Famine in Dublin
In this episode I took my recorder and headed around my neighbourhood looking for the history of the Great Famine. Unsurprisingly I didn't have to travel far. With the Women's prison, the North Dublin...
16 Nov 201626min
The Maamtrasna Murders Part III - The Guilty and the Innocent
In this final episode on the Maamtrasna murders, we begin by picking up the story of this fascinating murder case in December 1882. Eight men have been sentenced to die in Galway Jail on December the ...
14 Nov 201631min
The Maamtrasna Murders Part II - The Trials
In Part I of this series on the Maamtrasna murders I looked at one of the most brutal killings in 19th century Ireland when the Joyce family were attacked in their remote home in Maamtrasna on the May...
9 Nov 201632min
The Maamtrasna Murders Part I - The Killings
Prior to 1882, Maamtrasna a remote townland in the west of Ireland, was known to few outside Co. Galway. That all changed on the night of August 17th 1882 when one of the most brutal murders in 19th c...
1 Nov 201626min
The Tale of Jack of Ireland: A Medieval Outlaw
Medieval outlaws have captured the human imagination for centuries. The story of Robin Hood who famously robbed from the rich to give to the poor has proved the most enduring. However most were ruthle...
24 Okt 201621min
