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87 The Civil War Memory Project
On this episode of the Irish History Show, John Dorney was joined by Dr. Crostir Mac Crthaigh to discuss the Civil War Memory Project, an oral history project in association with theNational Folkl
86 The Irish American Mob
On this episode of the Irish History Show John Dorney was joined by John Joe McGinley to discuss the Irish American Mob and orgainised crime from the 19th century onwards. We speak about: the early
85 Ian Paisley
On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by journalist and author Ed Moloney to discuss the life of Ian Paisley. Reverend Ian Paisley was the founder of the Free Presbyterian Church
84 Irish Army Deserters during World War 2
On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Can Harte to discuss Irish Army deserters during the Second World War. When the Second World War began the Irish government declared n
83 The IRA in Dublin during the War of Independence
On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Liz Gillis and James Brady to discuss the IRA in Dublin during the War of Independence. Liz Gillis is an historian and researcher on RTE
82 Sean Russell
On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Gerard Shannon to discuss Sen Russell, the former Chief of Staff of the IRA. Russell continues to be a deeply controversial and divisive
81 The Arms Crisis
On this episode of the Irish History we were joined by Dr. Brian Hanley to discuss one of the biggest political scandals in 20th century Irish history, the Arms Crisis. On the 6th of May 1970 the Tao
80 Partition and the Irish Border
2021 marks 100 years since the creation of Northern Ireland. To discuss this, and the events that led up to the partition of Ireland, we were joined by Dr. Cormac Moore. Cormac is a historian in res
79 James Hoban – White House Architect
On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by the president of the White House Historical Association, Stewart D. McLaurin, to discuss the life of the White House architect, James Hoban.
78 Howe Peter Browne 2nd Marquess of Sligo
On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Anne Chambers to discuss her book, The Great Leviathan, The life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, 1788 - 1845. His story move