<p>From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Great Famine to the Troubles, the Irish History Podcast takes you on a journey through the most fascinating stories in Ireland's past. Whether it’s the siege of Dublin in 1171 or gun battles in the 1920s, the podcast vividly recreates a sense of time and place. Each episode is meticulously researched, creating character-driven narratives that are engaging and accessible for all.</p><br><p>Since the first episode was released back in 2010, the podcast has covered scores of captivating stories. Major multi-part series have explored the Great Famine, the Norman Invasion, and Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War. If you are looking for standalone episodes, there are lots of great interviews with leading Irish historians covering topics from medieval sex magic to Irish connections in the Jack the Ripper murders!</p><br><p>Why not start with 'Three Days in July', an acclaimed mini-series from the summer of 2024. It explores the early years of the Troubles and the forgotten story of a young Londoner who was shot dead by the British Army in Belfast in 1970.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Daily Life in the Middle Ages. Worse than you imagine... 2024-04-17
Manipulating the Past - A History of Photography in Ireland 2024-04-10
Strongbow & Aoife: The wedding that changed Ireland 2024-04-03
Exiled: Irish Writers in the 1930s 2024-03-27
Ireland's Lost Generation - The Orphans of the Great Hunger 2024-03-20
Time's Untold Tales: Life before clocks & Dublin's two time zones in the 1870s 2024-03-06
The IRA ambush in Central Park, New York 2024-02-28
The Slaves who helped Ireland during the Great Hunger 2024-02-21
Saving Ireland from Sin & Sex - Film Censorship in Ireland 2024-02-14
What started The Troubles? 2024-02-08
Polygamy, the Pope or Politics. Why was 19th century Ireland so hostile to Mormonism? 2024-01-31
Shipwrecked: The Story of the Samson 2024-01-24
New Geneva: Ireland's Lost City 2024-01-17
Plan 2024: It's ambitious but you can make it possible 2024-01-10
Forgotten: The Irish in the American West 2023-12-13
Taking the world by storm – a history of podcasting 2/2 2023-12-06
Are you in a cult? A history of podcasting 1/2 2023-11-29
Assassinated: A Story of Vengeance & Murder in the Great Hunger 2023-11-22
The Irish in Andersonville 'the deadliest place in America' 2023-11-15
Rose McKenna & Sydney Arnold – Rebels With A Secret History 2023-11-01
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