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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The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.

A Short History of Ireland episodes:

September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 25
Omnibus #25 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● A modest proposal
● 1740: the year of the Great Frost
● 1741: the ‘Year of the Slaughter’
● The first performance of Handel’s Messiah
● The second city of the Empire
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey
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28min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 24
Omnibus #24 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● The Penal Laws
● The Minority Prevailing Over the Majority
● The Protestant Ascendancy
● John Dutton Eats and Sleeps in Connemara
● Wood's Halfpence and the Drapier
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey
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28min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 23
Omnibus #23 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● The Battle of the Boyne
● Galloping Hogan, Sarsfield and the Walls of Limerick
● Athlone and Aughrim
● Limerick - A Second Siege and a Treaty
● The Wild Geese
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey
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28min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 22
Omnibus #22 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Lilliburlero
● Three Kings and Thirteen Apprentice Boys
● No Surrender
● The Relief of Derry
● Schomberg
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 21
Omnibus #21 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Restoration Ireland
● The Duke and the City
● Work, Food and Leisure
● The Popish Plot
● The Trial and Execution of Oliver Plunkett
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 6
Omnibus #6 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● At Baginbun Ireland Was Lost and Won
● A Tale of Two Sieges
● Henry II Comes to Ireland
● Conquests and a Failed Treaty
● John, Lord of Ireland
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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27min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 20
Omnibus #20 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Civil War
● Cromwell
● The Curse of Cromwell
● To Hell or Connacht
● Priests and Tories
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 19
Omnibus #19 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● The Eagle Wing and the Black Oath
● Presbyterian Anger, Catholic Resentment
● October 1641, The Plot That Failed
● The 1641 Massacres
● The Confederation of Kilkenny
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 18
Omnibus #18 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Make Speede, Get Thee to Ulster
● The Londonderry Plantation
● The Luck of the Draw
● The Heretics Intend to Vomit Out All Their Poison
● Thomas Wentworth and the Graces
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey
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28min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 17
Omnibus #17 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Bring in Colonies of Civil People of England and Scotland
● A Lucky Escape, Scottish Lairds and the Division of Clandeboye
● Planting Down and Antrim
● The Rebellion of Sir Cahir O'Doherty
● The Plantation of Ulster
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey
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29min

FAQs about A Short History of Ireland:

How many episodes does A Short History of Ireland have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.

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