
The History of Ireland
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The Irish Republic's foundation is one hell of a story, complete with spying secretaries, pig thieves, politicians, poets, school teachers and the world's biggest empire. In quick, bite-sized episodes, we're going to explore the causes, characters and aftermath of the Irish War of Independence.
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Latest Episode
S3 EP16 — The Fines That Made Brehon Law Tick (22.07.2025)
Previous Episodes
- S3 EP 15 — Ireland's First Psychopath? 30.06.2025
- S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell 19.05.2025
- S3 E12 — The Kings of Early Medieval Ireland Meet Étain 30.04.2025
- S3 EP11 – The Unique Oddness of Irish Mythology 10.04.2025
- S3 EP10 – How Patrick Became Our Patron Saint 17.03.2025
- S3 EP9 — How Druids Learned To Read The Moon Through Story 07.03.2025
- S3 EP8 — A Lost Story of how the God's Fought Over Newgrange 20.02.2025
- S3 EP7 — Were the Fomorians a Metaphor for Vikings? 06.02.2025
- S3 EP6 – Why is Ireland's Father Deity So Different? 16.01.2025
- S3 EP5 – How Lugh shows what the Irish cared about 17.12.2024
- S3 EP4 – How Bres the Beautiful came to be 03.12.2024
- S3 EP3 – The Coming of the Tuatha Dé 20.11.2024
- S3 EP2 – The Filí 05.11.2024
- S3 EP01 – Newgrange, The Celts & The People of the Sídhe 21.10.2024
- S2 EP30 – The Aftermath of the Irish Civil War 01.06.2024
- S2 EP29 – How The Free State Failed Women 16.05.2024
- S2 EP28 – The End of the Irish Civil War 19.04.2024
- S2 EP27 – The Death of Liam Lynch 20.03.2024
- S2 EP26 – Kerry's Month of Terror 26.02.2024
- S2 EP25 – A Guerrilla Winter 04.02.2024