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    History

    Irish History Podcast – Fin Dwyer

    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.
    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!
    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.

    Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory.

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    1000 Years from Home Apr 20, 2020
    Show notes

    This show is 40 minutes of escapism from Covid-19. In the podcast I explore some of the history and historic places within two kilometres of my home in Kilkenny. This journey starts in the 19th century and takes you back 1,000 years. You will hear stories from a 19th century mental asylum, visit a medieval hospital, walk down a medieval street, hear the strange story of a dog whose death symbolised an epoch of Irish history and finish with the story of a forgotten hero.


    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

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    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


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    A History of Epidemics in Ireland Apr 13, 2020
    Show notes

    Recently I discovered that my great great grandmother Catherine Murphy lost her sister and her daughter within two days of each other in February 1919 during the Great Flu pandemic. This highlighted how disease has long been part of our history. For this episode I decided to catch up with the historian John Dorney who recently published an article on the history of epidemics in Ireland. You can find John's article on epidemics in Ireland and also his great podcast the Irish History Show at theIrishstory.com.


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    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

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    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


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    The History of Coffee Part II (1845-2020) Apr 06, 2020
    Show notes

    The Great Famine, the Sitcom Friends and Prohibition campaigners in 19th century Belfast all have one thing in common – in some way shape or form influenced the popularity of coffee in Ireland. This podcast which continues the story of coffee in Ireland revealing how modern Irish coffee culture is nothing new. Indeed your great grandparents may well have enjoyed take away coffee as much as you do.


    This show also includes a fascinating interview with Dr Órfhlaith Campbell on Ireland's first coffee chain in the later 19th century!


    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

    Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory


    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


    Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993


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    ONLINE IRISH HISTORY QUIZ NIGHT Apr 03, 2020
    Show notes

    Calling Irish History Fans!


    Test your knowledge against listeners from across the world on April 11th. I will be hosting an online history table quiz on YouTube. Listeners from the US, Canada, the UK & Irleand have already signed up so global bragging rights are on offer!


    Registration is free but essential at historyquiz.eventbrite.com


    While the quiz is free but I am urging participants to donate to the Mater Foundation https://www.materfoundation.ie/

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    The History of Coffee Part I (1000-1845) Mar 30, 2020
    Show notes

    The Irish coffee industry generates hundreds of million of euros every year. This is a pretty recent development - when I was growing up in the 1980s and 1990s the only coffee available was instant coffee.


    However Ireland's relationship with coffee did not begin in the last 20 years. If anything this is the second or even third wave of coffee culture to hit this country. In this show I Iook at the early history of coffee tracing the origins of the drink in Ireland back to the 17th century

    This will bring us inside the coffee houses of 18th century Dublin when coffee was an elite drink in society.


    This episode also lifts the lid on a darker side to the Irish history of coffee – in the second half of the show I interview Cuban researcher Giselle Gonzalez Garcia who is researching the history of an Irish man who became one of the largest coffee producers in Cuba in the early 19th century.



    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

    Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory


    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


    Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993


    Promo code FD10



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    Preparing for a Pandemic in 1900 Mar 27, 2020
    Show notes

    We are all taking precautionary measures to avoid Covid-19, but this is not the first time humans have faced such threats. This short episode looks at the story of the humorous but frantic preparations that took place in 1900 when Ireland faced an potential outbreak of bubonic plague.


    Its will sound strangely familiar!


    The next episode of the podcast is part I of the Irish history of coffee.


    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

    Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory


    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


    Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993


    Promo code FD10



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    Voices from a Vanishing World - The Aran Islands 1901 Mar 23, 2020
    Show notes

    Between 1898 and 1902, the Irish playwright John Millington Synge spent several summers on the Aran Islands. Shaped by the harsh environment of the North Atlantic Ocean the islanders lived in a unique society. Old customs and traditions that had died in many parts of Ireland still survived on the islands.


    Synge left a mesmerising account of island life and this podcast transports you back to the summer of 1901. You will hear the vivid descriptions of a society so different it is hard to believe it existed into the 20th century.


    It is a time and place that is now lost and gone forever.


    John Millington Synge's words are read by Aidan Crowe http://castawayactors.com/male-actors/aidan-crowe/


    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

    Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory


    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


    Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993


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    Murder Will Out - A Land to Die For (Part II) Mar 16, 2020
    Show notes

    In the last episode (A Land to Die For Part I) we followed the story of William Sheehan. Raised in a community obsessed with land he had become involved in a violent dispute over his family farm after his eviction in 1882. By late 1883 Sheehan, wanting a fresh start, had emigrated to New Zealand. However he could not escape his violent past. Within months of his arrival news reached New Zealand he was wanted for murder in Ireland


    This episode reveals who Sheehan had killed and the sensational trial that followed...


    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

    Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory


    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


    Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993


    Promo code FD10



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    A Land to Die For (Part I) Mar 10, 2020
    Show notes

    Land has been the cause of some of the most vicious feuds and brutal murders in modern irish history. Often portrayed as the poor tenant farmer against powerful landlords, the real stories were often more complex. In a society where people developed what was an unhealthy obsession with land there were all too many willing to kill friends family and neighbours over it.


    The sentiments which fuelled this were epitomised in John B Keane play and later an Oscar nominated movie The Field, where the central the Bull McCabe who commits murders over land says


    It's my field. It's my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it! My only want is that green grass, that lovely green grass, and you want to take it away from me, and in the sight of God I can't let you do that.


    While the Bull McCabe was a fictional character that story was based on real life events. Indeed every county in Ireland had its own story of a land related murder.


    This podcast tells one - a feud over a farm outside the East Cork town of Castletownroche. Taking places in the decades after the famine this dispute resulted in the deaths of four people. Buried for nearly a century and half this story is told for the first time in this two part podcast.


    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

    Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory


    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


    Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993


    Promo code FD10



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Dublin 1916: The Calm Before the Storm Feb 26, 2020
    Show notes

    The year 1916 is known for one event in Irish history – the Easter Rising. However as that fateful weekend approached most Dubliners were oblivious to the fact that their city stood on the threshold of history. This podcast focuses on three of those Dubliners, and takes look around their city on the eve of the rising, revealing what the city looked like, sounded like and even smelled like!


    This podcast is a journey into the houses of the most wealthy citizens to the homes of those struggling at the margins. We will move from prisons to workhouses and garner a sense of what Dublin was like on the eve of the most famous chapter in its long history.


    Merch is available at www.irishhistorypodcast.ie/shop


    Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

    Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

    Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory


    📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

    I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours


    *New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

    My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount


    Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993


    Promo code FD10



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


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