The Incomparable History Of Ireland
A History podcast
The Incomparable History Of Ireland
Episodes
Episodes of The Incomparable History Of Ireland
Mark All
Send us a textThe story behind this song is just amazing and totally Irish. I will tell you the tale behind this song and share with you a version that you can watch in the YouTube link below. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-fair
Send us a textIrish Peacekeepers have stood tall on the Blue line for over 44 years.The Blue Line is a demarcation line dividing Lebanon from Israel and the Golan Heights. It was published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the purposes o
Send us a textIreland is proud of being the only nation to have a continuous presence on UN and UN-mandated peace support operations since 1958, with Irish peacekeepers highly respected internationally. They thanked Irenad and you can see it i
Send us a textIreland's witches include Alice a four-times-married moneylender; Biddy a much-loved healer; Bridget a successful seamstress seen as a bit too high and mighty; and eight women from Islandmagee, who were accused of bewitching a you
Send us a textMost people are unaware of the famine before An Gorta Mor. Bliain an Áir, meaning "The year of the slaughter" took place in 1741. A bizarre weather pattern lasting 2 years will cause an estimated 13% to 20% of the 2.4 million p
Send us a textThis is my struggle with answering what should be a very simple question.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions
Send us a textDruids – draoithe, plural of draoi – are sorcerers with supernatural powers, who are respected in society, particularly for their ability to do divination. Dictionary of the Irish Language defines druí (which has numerous variant
Send us a textThe Congo crisis of 1960 could frighteningly turn into a war world. Rich in resources and asserting its independence from Belgium it seeks United Nations assistance in protecting its sovereignty. The UN sends in Irish troops bec
Send us a textON 6 MARCH 1988, three unarmed members of the IRA were shot dead on the territory of Gibraltar by British Special Air Service (SAS) troops.The killings of Sean Savage, Daniel McCann, and Mairéad Farrell sparked weeks of increasing
Send us a textThis episode cover the Shamrock Spitfire Flying Ace Brendan Finucane, Father Hugh O'Flaherty who saved over 6000 people from the Germans and Maureen Flavin Sweeney whose weather reporting move D-Day to protect troops from rough we
Send us a textThe Irish Saint Brendan landed in North America 500 to 1000 years before Christopher Columbus? He also arrive in Iceland and Newfoundland before the vikings and documented in the book of Icelanders written in 1130. Could Saint Bre
Send us a textAround 130 bodies have been found in our Irish bogs to date, some male, some female, and children too. Some were thought to be there by accident, perhaps as a result of falling into the bog and drowning. Others were considered to
Send us a textPadraic Pearse was an Irish teacher, lawyer, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Uprising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others,
Send us a textIreland's deadliest day, May 17th 1974 came at the hands of the UVF, Ulster volunteer force, a radical protestant loyalist paramilitary group from Northern Ireland. The Ulster Volunteer Force set off four car bombs that exploded w
Send us a textA lake-burst, in Irish, tomhaidhm is a phenomenon referred to in Irish mythology, in which a previously non-existent lake comes into being, often when a grave is being dug. Part of the lake-burst stories may originate in sudden hy
Send us a Text Message.A lake-burst, in Irish, tomhaidhm is a phenomenon referred to in Irish mythology, in which a previously non-existent lake comes into being, often when a grave is being dug. Part of the lake-burst stories may originate in
Send us a Text Message.The Dublin whiskey fire took place on 18 June 1875 in the Liberties area of Dublin. It lasted a single night but killed 13 people, and resulted in €6 million worth of damage in whiskey alone. People drank from the 6 inche
Send us a textThe Dublin whiskey fire took place on 18 June 1875 in the Liberties area of Dublin. It lasted a single night but killed 13 people, and resulted in €6 million worth of damage in whiskey alone. People drank from the 6 inches deep ri
Send us a textJanuary 6 is an important day within the Christian calendar. Known as Epiphany Sunday, or Twelfth Night, it commemorates the three kings visiting Jesus. it is also a feast known as Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas). In Ireland
Send us a textPatrick "Pat" O'Callaghan was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British flag. He was also the youngest doctor ever and
Send us a textOn 27 October 1927 a number of local fishermen died when a strong gale rose without warning. The fishermen were fishing for mackerel in the Atlantic Ocean, near Cleggan in county Galway. Many men came from the nearby village of
Send us a textThese are the last three young men to die on hunger strike in 1981. These brave and convicted young men turned history. This episode shares a little about their lives, their storySupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle
Send us a textMartin Hurson and Kevin Lynch were the next two die on hunger strike. Here are their storiesSupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions
Send us a textPatsy and Joe were the two hunger strikers I most related to when they were in the news in 1981. Here is a little bit about themSupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions
Send us a textFrancis was the the 2nd young man to die in the hunger strike of 1981. Raymond McCreesh was the 3rd. This is their stories. A little about them and how they were arrestedSupport the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book o
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