A Short History of Ireland

By BBC Radio Ulster

Ireland’s rich and turbulent history is explored in a series written by the late Dr Jonathan Bardon.

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How many episodes does A Short History of Ireland have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.

A Short History of Ireland episodes:

September 18, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 48
Omnibus #48 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• An empty political formula
• The Economic War
• Democracy in peril
• Forget the unhappy past
• Crying for a happier life
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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31min
September 18, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 47
Omnibus #47 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Civil war
• Green against green
• Divided Ulster
• Not an inch
• Northern Ireland: depression years
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 18, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 44
Omnibus #44 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The conspirators prepare
• We are going to be slaughtered
• Easter Week
• Executions and internment
• Sacrifice at the Somme
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 18, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 42
Omnibus #42 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Killing Home Rule with kindness
• De-anglicizing the Irish people
• Two nations?
• Cultural revival
• Home Rule promised
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 18, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 41
Omnibus #41 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Belfast: an imperial city
• Committee Room 15
• Keep our noble kingdom whole
• The Second Home Rule Bill
• The country is bleeding to death
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 40
Omnibus #40 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The relief of Captain Boycott
• Assassination in the Phoenix Park
• The First Home Rule Bill
• ‘Is them ‘uns bate?’
• The Belfast riots of 1886
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 39
Omnibus #39 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The growth of Belfast
• Party fights
• My mission is to pacify Ireland
• Keep a firm grip of your homesteads
• The Land War
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 38
Omnibus #38 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Emigration
• The Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch
• The Fenian Brotherhood
• The green flag will be flying independently
• God Save Ireland
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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30min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 37
Omnibus #37 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• The census of 1841
• Phytophthora infestans
• Famine
• The Famine in Skibereen
• Fever
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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29min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 36
Omnibus #36 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
• Monster Meetings
• A Nation Once Again?
• The very extreme of human wretchedness
• The far seeing merchants
• So much wretchedness
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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30min

FAQs about A Short History of Ireland:

How many episodes does A Short History of Ireland have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.