The Out of Ireland Podcast

By Look, Listen Productions

This is a podcast about how Irish people have left Ireland and gone on to do some amazing things around the world. They fought in wars, overturned establishments, sailed the seven seas and much more. ... more

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August 10, 2021 John P. Holland
John P Holland was an Irish-American engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine.

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July 12, 2021 Christian Davies: The Woman Who Fought In The British Army While Disguised As A Man
Christian Davies has a fascinating story to tell. After her husband got drunk and found himself enlisted in the British Army, she decided to take matters into her own hands and seek him out. She disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the British Army and this is where her fascinating story begins.
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40min
June 29, 2021 Typhoid Mary: Murderer or Victim?
Mary Mallon was an Irish-born cook who infected 53 people with typhoid fever. She worked as a cook for some of New Yorks' highest social movers, and brought what was seen as a lower class disease to the upper classes despite showing no symptoms herself. This is the story of Typhoid Mary
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49min
June 09, 2021 U Dhammaloka: The Irish Revolutionary Monk
This week is a little different. Not only are we talking about the amazing U Dhammaloka, but we're also speaking to our good friend Jamie who spent most of last year in a monastery as a Buddhist monk. We learn about Buddhism, as well as the daily life of a monk.
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49min
May 25, 2021 Three Vignettes
We are doing something a bit different this week. During research, we sometimes come across really interesting stories that aren't big enough to make into a full episode. So this week we're bringing you three of those stories.

Also, please feel free to check us out on Patreon where we'll be posting additional episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OutOfIreland

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37min
May 11, 2021 Connolly's Column: The Irish Men who fought Franco
A brave troop of Irish men, going against the wishes of the Irish Government, left Dublin to join the Socialist movement in Spain. Many saw this as a precursor to World War Two, many saw it as a fight between two opposing ideologies. Whatever the reasons, Irish men fought on both sides of the Spanish Civil War, and in this episode, we look into the side known as Connolly's Column.

Even the Olives are Bleeding Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnlfFit6Mbs&t=1s

Irish Newspapers and the Spanish Civil War:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006956?seq=1

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40min
April 27, 2021 Kathleen Goligher - The Belfast Medium Who Oozed Ectoplasm
Kathleen Goligher was one of the members of the Goligher Circle who were a family of mediums based out of Belfast in the early 1900s.

She gained international notoriety when stories of her seances and rapping sessions (not what you're thinking!) made it into the newspapers in Ireland and the UK and Houdini himself dispatched people to prove the veracity of her claims. So was any of it true? Or was it all just a bunch of smoke, mirrors, and ectoplasm?

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49min
April 13, 2021 Lizzie Halliday: The Worst Woman On Earth
In the 1890s, Lizzie Halliday was branded as "The worst woman on Earth" after the grizzly discovery of her trail of murders. Some claimed she was mad, some claimed she was acting mad to get out of being the first woman executed in the electric chair.
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47min
March 30, 2021 Goody Ann Glover - Boston's Last Witch
Kicked out of Ireland during Cromwell's reign, Ann Glover arrived in the USA via Barbados where she went on to cast spells on local children... Or so the story goes. Join us this week as we dig into the truth behind Boston's last witch.
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41min
March 16, 2021 Joe Biden, An Irish-American President
This episode is about the life of Joe Biden and the long and winding road which finally brought him into the White House as president.
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39min

FAQs about The Out of Ireland Podcast:

How many episodes does The Out of Ireland Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.