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 flag. He was also the youngest doctor ever and his life story is a wonderful tale Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

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The Siege of Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville

Send us Fan Mail The Congo crisis of 1960 could frighteningly turn into a war world. Rich in resources and asserting its independence from Belgium it seeks United Nations assistance in protecting its...

26 Juli 202431min

The Gibraltar Killings

The Gibraltar Killings

Send us Fan Mail ON 6 MARCH 1988, three unarmed members of the IRA were shot dead on the territory of Gibraltar by British Special Air Service (SAS) troops.The killings of Sean Savage, Daniel McCann, ...

18 Juli 202438min

Ireland's WW II Heroes

Ireland's WW II Heroes

Send us Fan Mail This episode cover the Shamrock Spitfire Flying Ace Brendan Finucane, Father Hugh O'Flaherty who saved over 6000 people from the Germans and Maureen Flavin Sweeney whose weather repor...

14 Juli 202424min

Irish Monk lands in americas 500-1000 years before Columbus

Irish Monk lands in americas 500-1000 years before Columbus

Send us Fan Mail The Irish Saint Brendan landed in North America 500 to 1000 years before Christopher Columbus? He also arrive in Iceland and Newfoundland before the vikings and documented in the book...

11 Juli 202423min

Bog Bodies of Ireland

Bog Bodies of Ireland

Send us Fan Mail Around 130 bodies have been found in our Irish bogs to date, some male, some female, and children too. Some were thought to be there by accident, perhaps as a result of falling into t...

9 Juli 202421min

Padraic Pearse

Padraic Pearse

Send us Fan Mail Padraic Pearse was an Irish teacher, lawyer, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Uprising in 1916. Foll...

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Ireland's Deadliest Day

Ireland's Deadliest Day

Send us Fan Mail Ireland's deadliest day, May 17th 1974 came at the hands of the UVF, Ulster volunteer force, a radical protestant loyalist paramilitary group from Northern Ireland. The Ulster Volunte...

5 Juli 202438min

Lake Bursts & a Mermaid Becomes a Saint

Lake Bursts & a Mermaid Becomes a Saint

Send us Fan Mail A lake-burst, in Irish, tomhaidhm is a phenomenon referred to in Irish mythology, in which a previously non-existent lake comes into being, often when a grave is being dug. Part of th...

3 Juli 202420min

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