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History Ireland magazine has now been in production for over 27 years.
The History Ireland Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from the earliest times to the present day, in an effort to give the listener a sense of the distant past but also to offer a contemporary edge.

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History Ireland magazine has now been in production for over 27 years.
The History Ireland Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from the earliest times to the present day, in an effort to give the listener a sense of the distant past but also to offer a contemporary edge.

    St Brigit 1500—who was she?

    St Brigit 1500—who was she?

    Recorded on the  1 Feb  2024, at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street.
    Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, to mark the 1500th anniversary of the passing of St Brigit, Ireland’s most notable female saint. But who was she?—a figure of history or of myth and legend?—a goddess and/or a feminist icon? With Edel Breathnach, Elva Johnston, Bairbre Ní Fhloinn and Niamh Wycherley.


    This Hedge School is supported by the National Library of Ireland

    (Image: Saint Bride by John Duncan, 1913. (National Galleries of Scotland)

    • 1 hr 16 min
    ‘Taking her place amongst the nations of the earth’?—Ireland and the League of Nations

    ‘Taking her place amongst the nations of the earth’?—Ireland and the League of Nations

    To what extent did the Irish Free State’s joining the League of Nations a century ago realise Robert Emmet’s ambition? Join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with John Gibney, Michael Kennedy and Zoë Reid.


    The Hedge School series of podcasts is produced by History Ireland and the Wordwell Group. For more information or to subscribe, visit historyireland.com



    This Hedge School is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012–2023 initiative.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Iníon Dubh and Red Hugh O’Donnell

    Iníon Dubh and Red Hugh O’Donnell

    (Recorded at Maggie’s Tavern, St Johnston, Co. Donegal, on Saturday 28 October ’23)
    Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, to mark the 421st anniversary of the passing of Red Hugh O’Donnell, the ‘Fighting Prince of Donegal’. But no discussion of Red Hugh would be complete without consideration of the real ‘mover and shaker’ in these events, the power behind the throne, his mother Iníon Dubh—with Billy Kelly, Matthew McGinty, Tomás Ó Brógáin and Éamonn Ó Ciardha.


    This Hedge School is supported by the Red Hugh O’Donnell Society and Donegal County Council.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    The Irish Civil War on film

    The Irish Civil War on film

    (Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on Wed 11 Oct ’23 as part of the Dublin Festival of History)


    Listen to History Ireland editor Tommy Graham for a lively and interactive discussion on how the Irish Civil War was depicted on film, both at the time (newsreels) and subsequently (Michael Collins, The Wind that Shakes the Barley and other films), and how this has affected our understanding of the period—with Ciara Chambers, Dennis Condon, Brian Hanley and Kevin Rockett.


    The Hedge School series of podcasts is produced by History Ireland and the Wordwell Group. For more information or to subscribe, visit historyireland.com



    This Hedge School is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012–2023 initiative.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    The life and legacy of Theobald Wolfe Tone

    The life and legacy of Theobald Wolfe Tone

    This Hedge School, recorded at the Electric Picnic, September 2023, was preceded by a performance of Paddy Cullivan’s The Two Murders of Wolfe Tone, which can be viewed at paddycullivan.com.


    ‘He landed in France with one hundred guineas in his pocket and had come near to altering the destiny of Europe’—so said Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, of Theobald Wolfe Tone, who died 225 years ago. To discuss Tone’s life and legacy, join History Ireland editor Tommy Graham in discussion with Paddy Cullivan, Sylvie Kleinman, Tim Murtagh and Fergus Whelan.


    The Hedge School series of podcasts is produced by History Ireland and the Wordwell Group. 

    For more information or to subscribe, visit historyireland.com

    • 57 min
    Belfast: The story of a city and its people

    Belfast: The story of a city and its people

    Belfast: The story of a city and its people is a lively and inviting history of Belfast—exploring the highs and lows of a resilient city. Join Tommy Graham, editor of History Ireland, in conversation with the author, Fergal Cochrane.



    Belfast: The story of a city and its people is published by Yale University Press. Further details: https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300264449/belfast/



    History Ireland podcasts are produced by History Ireland and the Wordwell Group. For more information or to subscribe, visit historyireland.com

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