Podcast: Elections in Ireland from Middle Ages to Penal Laws
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney discuss the origins of the Irish Parliament from its foundation in the medieval lordship through the early …
‘A bad fight, a disgraceful fight’, Tom Barry in the Civil War
By John Dorney Tom Barry was a most headstrong and abrasive young man in 1922. Aged 25, he had fought in both …
The Irish Story Top Ten Articles of 2024
Happy New Year to all! These are our top ten most read articles of 2024. Top Ten Articles The UCC Civil War …
Podcast: Irish Genealogy
https://irishhistoryshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Irish-Geneaology-Episode.mp3 On this episode of the Irish History Show we have combined five episodes of a podcast series we made for Timeline Research …
David Tormey: IRA Volunteer, Garda, Nazi.
By Brian Hanley During October 1946 the Fine Gael TD and former Longford IRA leader Seán MacEoin received an appeal for help. …
Podcast: The Birmingham bombings, 1974 and the Birmingham Six
Interview by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney with Chris Mullin and Michael Flavin. First broadcast on the Irish History Show. On 21 …
‘Conducive to the improvement of the country’, The Coolattin Wentworth-Fitzwilliam estate, County Wicklow
By John Dorney Coolattin estate, located in southern County Wicklow, once sprawled across nearly half of the county, taking in thousands of …