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 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 16
Omnibus #16 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● The Treaty of Mellifont
● Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
● They Wish to Kill Him by Poison
● The Flight of the Earls
● The Earls in Exile
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 15
Omnibus #15 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● The Scurvy Fort of Blackwater
● The Earl of Essex's Failure
● Mountjoy and Docwra
● We Spare None of What Quality or Sex Soever
● The Battle of Christmas Eve
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 14
Omnibus #14 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● The Pirate Queen of Connacht
● Grainne O'Malley and the Composition of Connacht
● The Siege of Enniskillen
● The Battle of the Biscuits
● Freeing the Country from the Rod of Tyrannical Evil
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 13
Omnibus #13 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● The Adventures of Captain Francisco de Cuellar
● The Wild Irish are Barbarous and Most Filthy in their diet
● A Fit House for an Outlaw, a Meet Bed for a Rebel and an Apt Cloak for a Thief
● The Capture of Red Hugh O’Neill
● The Escape of Red Hugh O'Donnell
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 12
Omnibus #12 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● An English Queen, a Scottish Lady and a Dark Daughter
● Holy War in Munster
● The Plantation of Munster
● The Wreck of the Armada
● The Last Voyage of the Girona
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 11
Omnibus #11 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Conn Bacach O'Neill Visits London
● Religious Strife and Plantation
● Shane the Proud
● The Fall of Shane O'Neill
● A Failed Plantation and a Bloody Feast in Belfast
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 10
Omnibus #10 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Garret Mor Fitzgerald, the Great Earl of Kildare
● Garret Og and Silken Thomas Fitzgerald;
● The Rebellion of Silken Thomas
● The Church in Turmoil
● Sober Ways, Politic Drifts and Amiable Persuasion
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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26min
September 17, 2024 Series 1: Omnibus 9
Omnibus #9 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Into the Land of the Savage Irish
● A Catalan Pilgrim Amongst the Unconquered Irish
● Richard II's Great Expedition to Ireland
● The Pale
● Beyond the Pale
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 8
Omnibus #8 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Famine
● The Black Death
● Gallowglasses
● More Irish Than the Irish Themselves
● The Statute of Kilkenny
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 7
Omnibus #7 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
● Dreading the Fury of the King
● The English Colony
● Feudal Ireland
● A Great Affliction Befell the Country
● Edward the Bruce caused the whole of Ireland to tremble
Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.
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27min

FAQs about A Short History of Ireland:

How many episodes does A Short History of Ireland have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.