Fatal Feuds II - The Making of a Medieval Superpower
This show picks up the story of Richard de Burgh, the Red Earl of Ulster at Christmas 1294. At the end of Fatal Feuds Part I he had been kidnapped & imprisoned in Lea castle by his rival John Fitzthom...
9 Aug 201639min
2019 Update on the Future of The Podcast
This short epsiode updates you on changes coming in the show.Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcastsPatreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcastAcast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory📢Ju...
29 Jul 20164min
Fatal Feuds Part I – The Rise of the Red Earl (1281 – 1295)
This episode is the first of four that looks at a series of related feuds that ripped Ireland apart in the late Middle Ages. 'Fatal Feuds' begins in the late 13th century when the de Burgh and FitzGer...
27 Jul 201631min
Bridget Cleary - The Last Woman Burned Alive in Ireland
In 1895 Bridget Cleary made international news after she was burned to death in South Tipperary. Rumours circulated she had been accused of being a witch. Could this be true? On the eve of the 20th ce...
11 Jul 201631min
The 'Witch' Mary Doheny and a 19th Century Supernatural Scam
Mary Doheny was born in Ireland in the 1820s. A ruthless, mysterious and controversial woman she gained notoriety in the 1860s. In 1864 she stood trial for organising one of the most bizarre scams of ...
30 Jun 201616min
Ireland’s Forgotten World War II Bombings
The Irish Free State remained neutral in World War II. Nevertheless the country and its people still faced attack. In 1941 the Nazis bombed the North Strand in Dublin. However the most lethal explosio...
13 Jun 201617min
Hubert Butler - Ireland’s Forgotten World War II Hero
Hubert Butler (1900-1991) is a forgotten Irish hero. In 1938-39 he traveled to the Nazi Third Reich to help Jews escape persecution. While he ultimately helped save 150 people from the holocaust, he w...
9 Mai 201619min
Black Death Book (Preview & Listeners Discount)
'1348: A Medieval Apocalypse' will immerse you in a fascinating and forgotten world. Late medieval Ireland was a land ravaged by invasion, famine and disease where history proves stranger than fiction...
4 Mai 20169min
