14 episodes
The Out of Ireland Podcast Look, Listen Productions
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This is a podcast about how Irish people have left Ireland and gone on to do some amazing things around the world. They fought in wars, overturned establishments, sailed the seven seas and much more. In this show, Oisin, Darragh and Conor will be talking about some of of the most interesting people who have come Out Of Ireland.
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John P. Holland
John P Holland was an Irish-American engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine.
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Christian Davies: The Woman Who Fought In The British Army While Disguised As A Man
Christian Davies has a fascinating story to tell. After her husband got drunk and found himself enlisted in the British Army, she decided to take matters into her own hands and seek him out. She disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the British Army and this is where her fascinating story begins.
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Typhoid Mary: Murderer or Victim?
Mary Mallon was an Irish-born cook who infected 53 people with typhoid fever. She worked as a cook for some of New Yorks' highest social movers, and brought what was seen as a lower class disease to the upper classes despite showing no symptoms herself. This is the story of Typhoid Mary
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U Dhammaloka: The Irish Revolutionary Monk
This week is a little different. Not only are we talking about the amazing U Dhammaloka, but we're also speaking to our good friend Jamie who spent most of last year in a monastery as a Buddhist monk. We learn about Buddhism, as well as the daily life of a monk.
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Three Vignettes
We are doing something a bit different this week. During research, we sometimes come across really interesting stories that aren't big enough to make into a full episode. So this week we're bringing you three of those stories.
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Connolly's Column: The Irish Men who fought Franco
A brave troop of Irish men, going against the wishes of the Irish Government, left Dublin to join the Socialist movement in Spain. Many saw this as a precursor to World War Two, many saw it as a fight between two opposing ideologies. Whatever the reasons, Irish men fought on both sides of the Spanish Civil War, and in this episode, we look into the side known as Connolly's Column.
Even the Olives are Bleeding Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnlfFit6Mbs&t=1s
Irish Newspapers and the Spanish Civil War:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006956?seq=1
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