110 episodes
The History of Ireland Kevin Dolan
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4.9 • 33 Ratings
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The Irish Republic's foundation is one hell of a story, complete with spying secretaries, pig thieves, politicians, poets, school teachers and the world's biggest empire. In quick, bite-sized episodes, we're going to explore the causes, characters and aftermath of the Irish War of Independence.
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S2 EP28 – The End of the Irish Civil War
In this episode we look at the last dying gasps of the Irish Civil War and dive into the psychological genius of De Valera's order to dump arms.
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S2 EP27 – The Death of Liam Lynch
"I'm glad one of the old crowd got me" is what Liam Lynch said after he was shot in the Knockmealdown Mountains and in this episode we look at the dying breaths of both the anti-Treaty IRA and it's iron willed leader Liam Lynch.
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S2 EP26 – Kerry's Month of Terror
Irish men blowing each other to smithereens – there's a reason March 1923 is often referred to as the month of terror. In this episode we explore the Ballyseedy Massacre and the other similarly gruesome events that occurred in Kerry towards the end of the Irish Civil War.
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S2 EP25 – A Guerrilla Winter
In this episode we look at the winter of 1922 into 1923 – time when the Civil War became increasingly bitter and the anti-Treaty side became more and more desperate.
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S2 EP24 – The Life & Times of Harry Boland with S***e Talk History
In this episode we join forces with S***e Talk History to tell the story of the amazing Harry Boland.
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S2 EP23 – Best Friends & Executions
In this episode we explore a friendship that ended in executions that was said to have "killed the new State at its birth.“
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Customer Reviews
So good!
A stand out storytelling of the struggle! Excellent podcast Thankyou
Really enjoying this podcast
The presentation of Irish history in the 20th century in easy to Understand and digest format.
Love the concise delivery loaded with humour!!
Great podcast
I’m new to the podcast. Already 24 episodes in after 4 days listening. It’s set out in bite sized sections, so is easy to follow but also does a real deep dive into the war of independence. Very much enjoying it!