The History Show RTÉ
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- History
Bringing the past to life! Discover how Ireland and our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past. Listen live Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Full Show Podcast - 26th May 2024
The Tailteann Games; The Quest for the Irish Celt; The Avignon Papacy; and Ronan Kelly’s essay ‘Two Wives’
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The Avignon Papacy
Colm Flynn reports on the period in the 14th century when the papacy was based in Avignon in modern France.
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The Quest for the Irish Celt
Mairéad Carew joins Myles to talk about Harvard's investigation in the 1930s, which sought to determine the racial and cultural heritage of the Irish people.
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The Tailteann Games
Ian Kenneally reports, he talks to Dr Siobhán Doyle about this immense sporting and cultural event in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Two Wives
Ronan Kelly with twin stories that demonstrate the invaluable role of a good partner, in trying times.
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Full Show Podcast - 5th May 2024
How the Marino community transformed Dublin housing a century ago; and the Irish Civil War Fatalities Project which investigates the death toll of the conflict.