TheIrishHistoryShow

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Very sad news in GAA circles this afternoon. The legendary Michael Lyster, the longtime presenter of The Sunday Game, has passed away at the age of 71. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

21 March 1921, A bloody IRA ambush on a train pulling into Headford Co Kerry killed at least 13 people, 9 British soldiers, 2 IRA and 3 civilians. Article putting this event into context by Thomas Earls Fitzgerald here theirishstory.com/2017/03/21/tod…

Today in 1920, the Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomas MacCurtain was assassinated by covert RIC squad in revenge for the shooting of a policeman by the IRA, which MacCurtain had, ironically, opposed. His killing led to a hardening of the Cork IRA theirishstory.com/2020/03/23/the…

Delighted to have my Joe Murphy story published in Chicago.@heritage_irish @IrishHistoryPod @TheBostonIrish @CoventryIrish @1916Committee @corkcitylibrary @corkcitycouncil @UCCHistory @DCU @VillanovaU

We have a podcast on the Irish military's UN mission here, with Declan Power (from 2019) theirishstory.com/2019/08/04/int…

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh!

The Irish state in WWII was not pro-German (at all), but nor was its neutrality entirely pro-Allied as some would maintain. It's quite a complicated story. But here's an overview that hopefully conveys the basic facts about 'The Emergency'. theirishstory.com/2018/05/21/the…

Dublin, March 14, 1921. On the morning of 1921 six IRA Volunteers were hanged by the British in Mountjoy Gaol. A general strike was called in mourning. 7 more people died in a firefight on Pearse St in the afternoon. theirishstory.com/2015/01/26/the…

The Fenian Rebellion, March 5, 1867. As many as 10,000 armed Fenians came out in rebellion. Up to 7,000 assembled at Tallaght, near Dublin. But dispersed after only minor skirmishes. More here: theirishstory.com/2011/03/05/tod…

Also we have a podcast on the terrible events in Kerry with @IrishHistoryPod theirishstory.com/2023/06/12/pod…

60 Years ago #OTD 8th March 1966 Dublin's Nelson's Pillar is blow up! My Dad took this home movie of my Sister and myself a few days later on O'Connell Street with the remains of the Pillar behind us! @fallon_donal @littlemuseumdub @OralHist_ie @theirishworld @IrishHistoryPod

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Taking the Past Forward A unique, free heritage training course is being made available by GRD through the LEADER programme. The five-week course starts on Wednesday, March 25th, at 10am in Kiltullagh Community Hub. To book your place, email zenahoctor@gmail.com by March 20th.

1766 religious census of Ireland commenced with a resolution of the Irish House of Lords, 5 March 1766. Tune in tomorrow to see our new map of surviving returns/extracts, and we'll reveal how many names 🧮 we have recovered from Ireland's 1st census. @RTEHistoryShow @NewstalkFM

📢 The lost 1766 Religious Census is 260 y.o. tomorrow🎂🎉 We'll be revealing our new 'survivors map' tomorrow, am. Watch out for it. 👀 Originals, transcripts, names and numbers🧐🔎 @IGRS_1936 @IrishHistoryPod @IrishRootsMag @lizgillis191623 @NARIreland @PRONI_DFC @NAIKeeper

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An accurate description of the SNP anno 2026: moribund, conciliatory, played by Westminster, pro-NATO war, out of touch. "The Irish Parliamentary Party became a very moribund political movement in a lot of parts of Ireland. So a new movement [Sinn Fein] coming along with a very clear set of objectives and ideals of where they wanted Ireland to go. They were very clearly in favour of an independent, sovereign, democratic Irish Republic. It's grasped the imagination of a lot of people in Ireland. And the Irish Parliamentary Party was viewed as too conciliatory. Seemed like they'd been played by Westminster so many times and ended up on the wrong side. Their support for the First World War, all these type of things, they were viewed as very conservative, out of touch and people whose time had passed, really." @SalvoHighlands @ScotSalvo @LiberateScot @LiberationScot @The_SSP_ @Broonpot @IrishHistoryPod @IndyScotParty @citizentommy

From @AspectsofHistory City of the Damned, my short story on Hugh O'Neill who brought the armies of the great Elizabeth to their knees & almost bankrupted her treasury Read for free #history @HWA @histnovsoc @irishhistorypod drive.google.com/file/d/1NcH5VS…

The 1918 election was a turning point for Ireland 🇮🇪 John Dorney and Cathal Brennan join @indyscotnews to explore the rise of Sinn Féin and the fall of the IPP. They offer insights into this crucial moment in history that’s not taught in schools in the remaining Celtic colonies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #IrishHistory The 1918 election in Ireland was a historic vote in what was, essentially, a #PlebisciteElection followed by UDI. It saw the decline of the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) and the rise of Sinn Féin. Topics covered include: the impact of the First World War, the expansion of the franchise, and the changing political landscape in Ireland. Discover how the IPP's failure to secure Home Rule and the controversial conscription crisis contributed to its downfall, while Sinn Féin emerged as a powerful voice for Irish nationalism. Timeline: (00:00) John Dorney and Cathal Brennan look at the 1918 election in Ireland (10:58) Redmond takes IPP too far in the direction of pro-Union (18:27) Did Ireland have its own homegrown, indigenous media? (20:39) Unionism throughout Ireland after partition (24:18) Was it the conscription crisis that sealed IPP's fate in 1918? (27:21) How did London react to this breakaway move by its Irish colony? (32:51) Was the war of independence inevitable? Did it have to happen? @LiberateScot @LiberationScot @SSalyers2 @Documark @IrishHistoryPod @IndyScotParty @Indy4Indy @VoteSovereignty @AlbaParty @The_SSP_

In today's piece from our FRG archives the late Betty Brunkard looks at Cornmarket's medieval Audeon’s Church for her A Snippet of #DublinHistory series. Cliceáil ar an nasc: frg.ie/local-history/… @lorraineelizab6 @IrishHistoryPod @littlemuseumdub @RobLooseCannon @fallon_donal