The Irish History Show

The Irish History Show


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77 Ireland and the Anglo – Zulu War
March 20, 2021

On this episode of the Irish History Show, we looked at Ireland's involvement in the Anglo - Zulu War of 1879. We looked at British involvement in South Africa from their formal annexation of the Cap

76 Irish Revolutionary Women
February 14, 2021

On this episode of the Irish History Show, we were joined by Dr. Mary McAuliffe and Liz Gillis to discuss the role of women during the Irish Revolution. We look at the radical political organisatio

70 1917 East Clare By – Election
October 28, 2020

On this episode of the show we were joined by Dr. Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc to discuss the historic East Clare by – election of 1917. The by – election was held on the 10th of July 1917 following the death of the incumbent MP, Willie Redmond,

69 Croke Park and Bloody Sunday
October 18, 2020

On this episode of the show we were joined by Michael Foley to discuss his book, The Bloodied Field, about the events in Croke Park on the 21st of November 1920. That day would become known as Bloody Sunday. On that morning,

68 Mick O’Reilly
October 12, 2020

On this episode of the show we were joined by Mick O’Reilly. Mick’s recently published autobiography ‘From Lucifer to Lazarus – A life on the left,’ is now available. Mick talked about his lifetime of activism as a socialist and trade union official.

67 Irish republicanism, anti-Semitism and the post-war world
October 04, 2020

On this episode of the show we were joined by Dr. Brian Hanley to discuss his recent article for Irish Historical Studies entitled ‘The Irish and the Jews have a good deal in common’: Irish republicanism, anti-Semitism and the post-war world.

66 The Disappeared of the Irish Revolution
September 14, 2020

On this episode of the show Dr. Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc talks about ‘The Disappeared’ who were killed and secretly buried during the Irish Revolutionary Period. This is the fruit of a research project carried out by Pádraig himself and Andy Bielenberg of U...

65 Ireland and World War II
September 02, 2020

On this episode of the Irish History Show, John Dorney interviewed Dr. Joseph Quinn about Ireland’s role in World War 2. They discussed: Why Ireland remained neutral How successive British governments made offers of Irish unity in return for the use of...

64 Paddy Cullivan
August 19, 2020

On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Paddy Cullivan. You may know Paddy from the Camembert Quartet, the Late Late Show, Callan’s Kicks, the Leviathan Political Cabaret and Kilkenomics.  Paddy’s historical live shows,

63 Irish Election Literature & Small Irish Parties
August 02, 2020

On this episode of the show we were joined by Alan Kinsella of the Irish Election Literature Blog. Alan talked about how he began collecting material relating to elections and referenda as a child and how this led to a lifetime of accumulating Irish po...