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< Back Nebraska - Irish Emigrants Surviving on The Frontier When we think of Irish Emigrants in the USA, images of New York or Boston spring to mind. However on a recent trip to the US I visited friends in Nebraska where I found a very different Irish American history. Located in the midwest – the landcape and climate in Nebraska are pretty extreme – its very different from the large cities on the Eastern Coast. In this podcast I look at how Irish emigrants survived on the Great Plains in the 1870s and 1880s. Their accounts are fascinating – from sleeping in tents in brutal winters to an Irish American man who sold something called ‘The Great Remedy’ that could cure anything! “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Previous Next Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon

< Back A Human History of Forests and Woodlands in Ireland Its National Tree Week! In this special episode brought to you by Wolfgang Reforest , I investigate the history of Ireland's woodlands and forests. The show begins by looking what an actual native Irish woodland because woodlands and forests looked very different in the past. Then we embark on a journery through 12,500 years of our history. From the distant past when 80% of the island was covered with forests through to the 1920s when there was scarcely a single tree in the Irish landscape, the story of our woodlands and forests is interwoven with the history of humans on the island. From the development of agriculture to the Norman Invasion major changes in the way we live our lives has had huge consequences for the trees in the landscape. “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Previous Next Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon

< Back How Will 2022 Be Remembered in History? Are we living through historic times? The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the Queen's death, Liz Truss and Elon Musk have all dominated the headlines in 2022. However headlines don't always make history. Will the events of our lifetime be remembered in the future? In this episode I look at how the last twelve months might be remembered by future historians. Become a supporter at https://patreon.com/irishpodcast “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Previous Next Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon

The Massacre of Wildgoose Lodge < Back In the 1830s the British politican George Lewis described the fate of an informer in ireland as a man " doomed to certain death....he would be hunted through the country like a mad dog every hand would be raised against him". This was something of an understatement in some cases. In 1816 Edward Lynch became an informer. A few months later this resulted in one of the worst crimes in pre-famine Ireland - The Massacre of Wildgoose Lodge...... “From the creator of the Irish History Podcast comes the story of Modern Ireland and its people written in death” ​ ​ Hardback Audio Ebook The Irish Times Top 5 Bestseller Order Your Copy Get access to bonus episode's, get access to upcoming series, get a back catalogue of hours of exclusive content and much much more! SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Patreon Previous Next

Ireland’s Nazi Commando, Propaganda and Spies Ireland’s Nazi Commando: Otto Skorzeny Part I Listen Ireland’s Nazi Commando – Otto Skorzeny Part II Listen Nazi Propaganda in Ireland - The Story of Irland Redaktion Listen Hitler, Copperfaced Jack & Bodysnatching - The Real History of Stephens Green Listen Nazi Loot & Soviet Spies - Ireland in the Summer of '63 Listen The Hunt for Nazi Spies in World War II Listen Back to Podcast List