Irish History Podcast

Addiction in Irish History


Listen Later

At the turn of the 20th century alcoholism was a major problem in Irish society. The island had 17,300 pubs while around 40% of all prison sentences were alcohol related. There was a general sense alcohol addiction was out of control. The stereotype of the happy-go-lucky drunk certainly masked the reality of the Irish alcoholism.


In this podcast I explore addiction in Ireland at the turn of the 20th century by focusing on the life of one woman - the Sligo native Sarah Garvey.


***My latest book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is out now. Get your eBook, audiobook, kindle or hardcopy here A Lethal Legacy | Linktree***



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Irish History PodcastBy Fin Dwyer

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

1,280 ratings


More shows like Irish History Podcast

View all
Documentary on One Podcast by RTÉ

Documentary on One Podcast

178 Listeners

The Last Word with Matt Cooper by Today FM

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

58 Listeners

Callan's Kicks by RTÉ Radio 1

Callan's Kicks

64 Listeners

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan by The Irish Times

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

143 Listeners

The Blindboy Podcast by Blindboyboatclub

The Blindboy Podcast

1,843 Listeners

The David McWilliams Podcast by David McWilliams & John Davis

The David McWilliams Podcast

370 Listeners

Brendan O'Connor by RTÉ Radio 1

Brendan O'Connor

93 Listeners

Crime World by Crime World

Crime World

265 Listeners

In The News by The Irish Times

In The News

50 Listeners

The Indo Daily by Irish Independent

The Indo Daily

109 Listeners

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning by Gold Hat Productions

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning

75 Listeners

Path to Power by Matt Cooper

Path to Power

26 Listeners

Ireland Crimes and Mysteries by GoLoud

Ireland Crimes and Mysteries

103 Listeners

The BelTel by Belfast Telegraph

The BelTel

40 Listeners

The Troubles Podcast by Oisin Feeney

The Troubles Podcast

513 Listeners