The Irish at War

I talk to Damian Shiels about the Irish involvement in the American Civil War

28 Mar 20201h 55min

Part three of the Kilmichael Ambush looks at phrase four of the ambush where the controversial "False Surrender" took place. I delve into the evidence and eye witness statements to see if they corrobo...

24 Aug 201859min

Part two of the Kilmichael Ambush breaks down the actual fighting of the ambush in to several parts. Part two looks at phases 1-3 of the fighting detailing how it began, what happened and how the Auxi...

10 Aug 201851min

The Kilmichael Ambush was a major victory for the IRA during the War of Independence, they killed 16 members of the Crown Forces &lost three themselves. However, controversy has surrounded Kilmichael ...

5 Aug 20181h

The Battle of Dublin 1171 was a mismatch of a colossal scale. Rory O'Connor, the High King of Ireland and his army of 30,000 Irish-Norse besiege 2,000 Normans lead by Strongbow in the tiny cramped wal...

6 Apr 20181h 12min

Intro to the series on the Irish and Ireland at war throughout the last millennium.

29 Mar 20183min

A podcast on the Battle of Kinsale in 1601. What happened? Who was involved? Why it turned out the way it did? What the individual soldier experienced. What were the major political consequences of th...

29 Mar 20182h 13min