Recording the Revolution - The Harlan Strauss Tapes

Ernest Blythe. Episode 5 of Recording the Revolution - The Harlan Strauss Tapes.


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In the final episode of 'Recording the Revolution', Conor and Harlan return back to the archive and pluck their final tape, which is Harlan's interview with Irish politician and managing director of the Abbey Theatre, Ernest Blythe. Ernest Blythe reflects on his early years in the IRB, the role he played in the Free State's execution of Anti-treaty IRA members and his views on the partition of Ireland. Ernest Blythe was interviewed on 13 March 1972.
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Recording the Revolution - The Harlan Strauss TapesBy History Hub