The Irish History Show

The Irish History Show


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87 The Civil War Memory Project
June 28, 2022

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
February 25, 2022

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
October 31, 2021

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
September 28, 2021

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
July 10, 2021

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
June 08, 2021

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
May 10, 2021

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
May 02, 2021

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
April 17, 2021

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
April 03, 2021

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