The History of Ireland

The History of Ireland

Kevin Dolan

A podcast exploring how Ireland became Ireland.

19 April 2024, 7:55 am

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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13 minutes 56 seconds
20 March 2024, 7:26 am

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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17 minutes 29 seconds
26 February 2024, 9:03 am

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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15 minutes 8 seconds
4 February 2024, 10:15 am

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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13 minutes 12 seconds
17 December 2023, 8:06 am

S2 EP24 – The Life & Times of Harry Boland with Shite Talk History

In this episode we join forces with Shite Talk History to tell the story of the amazing Harry Boland.
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1 hour 6 minutes
1 December 2023, 8:14 pm

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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17 minutes 11 seconds
31 October 2023, 12:41 am

S2 EP22 – The History of Halloween

In this episode we celebrate 1,000,000 downloads by going down the supernatural rabbit hole that is the history of Halloween.
From druids to evil spirts, from Christianity to capitalism, Halloween is a fascinating mix of ancient folk traditions, religion and more.

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20 minutes 10 seconds
5 October 2023, 7:22 pm

S2 EP21 – The Irish Free State Is Born & A TD Is Murdered

In this episode we look at December 6th, the day the Irish Free State official came into being.
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13 minutes 30 seconds
4 September 2023, 10:39 am

S2 EP20 – The First Attempt At An Irish Constitution

In this episode we look at the creation of Irish Free State constitution which was brought into law on December 6th 1922.

Here's the Radiolab episode on the Irish electoral system that I mention in the show:
https://radiolab.org/podcast/tweak-vote

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16 minutes 45 seconds
10 August 2023, 7:20 am

S2 EP19 – Weaponising the Sacraments

In this episode we look at how the Catholic Church worked to bring about peace in 1922, choosing the Treaty and turning against the anti-Treaty Republicans.
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12 minutes 53 seconds
25 July 2023, 8:14 am

S2 EP18 – The Executions Begin

In this episode we look at the first series of executions carried out by the Free State in November 1922.

The image used for this episode is of Erskine Childers and his wife Molly, on their yacht the Asgard.

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16 minutes 51 seconds
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