The Road to Oldcroghan Coming October 5th
Episode 1 of the Road to Oldcroghan drops on October 5th. Exclusive early access available at patreon.com/irishpodcast.Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcastsPatreon www.patreon.com/i...
28 Sep 202056s
Ireland and the Anti Slavery Movement
From the 1790s onwards numerous Black anti-slavery activists visited Ireland to build support for the abolition of the slave trade and slavery itself. This would see some of the most famous African Am...
14 Sep 202035min
An Enduring Graveyard (Part 7)
Preban cemetery is not only where the communities in the surrounding region bury their dead, but it also has an important place in day to day life for many in the area. In this podcast, the final epis...
23 Aug 202019min
The Empty Grave - Stories From a Living Graveyard (Part 6)
The Great Famine haunts every graveyard in Ireland. Alongside victims of the Great Hunger, many graveyards include the names of those who were forced to emigrate. In this podcast we look at how these ...
22 Aug 202019min
The Big Snow Tragedy - Stories From a Living Graveyard (Part 5)
Graveyards chronicle the history of the communities where we. At Preban, Co Wicklow one of the most tragic stories is that of the Mulhall family. In this episode local resident Helen Byrne talks about...
21 Aug 202016min
The 1798 Rebellion - Stories From a Living Graveyard (Part 4)
In the summer of 1798 large parts of Ireland were ravaged by one of the largest rebellions in Irish history. Numerous people in communities around Preban marched off to fight alongside the rebels. Som...
20 Aug 202018min
Pilgrimage - Stories From a Living Graveyard (Part 3)
St Aidan's well is located in the environs Preban graveyard. Rituals have been performed at this holy well for centuries possibly even longer. Although these traditions are now dying out, in this epis...
19 Aug 202014min
A History Through The Ages at Preban (Stories from a Living Graveyard Part 2)
In part II of 'Stories from a Living Graveyard’ Damian and myself journey back into the earliest history of Preban. This takes us deep into the medieval period. We follow the story of the graveyard th...
18 Aug 202016min
