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  • Clonus's Hope and the 1925 Border

    Clonus's Hope and the 1925 Border
    2025/09/25


    This episode of The Irish History Boys goes back 100 years to examine the high stakes of the 1925 Boundary Commission, which was established following the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to determine the final boundaries between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland.


    We explore the intense hopes in border areas, such as Clonus, that large sections of the North would be transferred south. While nationalists were completely in the dark and relied on wild kind of guesses based on rumours of customs posts moving, the unionist leaders appeared a lot more relaxed as they seemed to know what was going on.


    Additionally, the episode delves into the history of Proportional Representation (PR) in the North, noting its initial introduction as a safeguard for minority representation, but explaining how it was systematically abolished by unionists in local and parliamentary elections to maintain their political dominance and control.


    Finally, we discuss the mysterious fate of the lost 1926 Northern Ireland census, a significant historical collection that disappeared soon after the boundary settlement.

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    56 分
  • Belfast 1975: A Bishop's Plea Amidst Sectarian Terror

    Belfast 1975: A Bishop's Plea Amidst Sectarian Terror
    2025/09/18

    On this episode, we're getting into a really serious part of Irish history. We'll be looking at the sad history of sectarian violence on the streets of Belfast in 1975.


    Then, we'll fast forward to 1925 and the curious story of Ireland's upper chambers, north and south.


    Finally, we'll dive into the bizarre case of US heiress Patty Hearst, who was kidnapped in 1974 by the revolutionary Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).

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    47 分
  • Calling the Shots, Evading Tariffs, Threatening Bombards

    Calling the Shots, Evading Tariffs, Threatening Bombards
    2025/09/11

    Cormac and Tim delve into the deep political divisions within unionism and the significant influence of loyalist paramilitary groups in 1975 Northern Ireland, where anti-power-sharing unionists held sway and paramilitaries publicly backed William Craig's call for talks, contributing to a decade of political stagnation. The discussion also delves into the economic landscape of the 1920s, revealing how Northern Ireland and British companies established factories in the Irish Free State to circumvent new customs duties, highlighting the early economic impacts of partition. Finally, they explore the "spiky spicy language" used by the British press in 1925 to influence the Irish Boundary Commission, even suggesting extreme measures like military action and the "naval bombard" of Belfast if the Northern government resisted its decisions, underscoring the intense political pressure of the era.


    View the full episode on YouTube

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    45 分
  • Customs History: Beyond Brexit Borders

    Customs History: Beyond Brexit Borders
    2025/09/04

    Tim McGarry and Dr. Cormac Moore delve into the surprising history of trade barriers and customs forms between Northern Ireland and Great Britain – a century before Brexit and the Protocol! Discover how, in September 1925, Northern Ireland goods faced "vexatious restrictions and impediments," requiring detailed declarations and even chemical analysis for items like silk and artificial silk, a stark contrast to trade within other parts of the UK.


    Watch the full episode on YouTube.

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    40 分
  • Éamon de Valera

    Éamon de Valera
    2025/08/28
    This episode of the Irish History Boys offers an in-depth and often critical look at Éamon de Valera, a "titan of Irish political life" and a "very divisive figure" who died 50 years ago on 29th August 1975. Tim and Cormac explore the pros and cons to some of his actions over his long and prolific career, moving beyond simplistic portrayals often seen in popular culture, such as the film Michael Collins.

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    56 分
  • Dancing, excommunication & the SDLP

    Dancing, excommunication & the SDLP
    2025/08/21
    Cormac and Tim consider the evils of dancing, yes dancing, as seen by the eyes of the top Catholic churchmen in Ireland a century ago. Drawing from the archives, they discover an editorial reporting on the terrible consequences being threatened on the faithful who allow themselves to be seduced by this new craze including full scale excommunication from the Catholic Church for those who failed to heed the warnings from the pulpit. "Dance halls, filthy newspapers and bad pictures threatened to ruin the Irish people. Things had come to such a pass that it had been said that in a few generations they would be as Pagan as the Ancient Romans,” were the reported words of one incandescent cleric. And fifty years ago the archives were reflecting on the formation of the new political force, the SDLP. Cormac and Tim consider the impact of the party then and now.

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    49 分
  • Daniel O’Connell: The Liberator Who Shook an Empire

    Daniel O’Connell: The Liberator Who Shook an Empire
    2025/08/14
    In this episode of The Irish History Boys, Cormac and Tim turn their attention to one of Ireland’s greatest political giants, Daniel O’Connell. . The lads explore how he became a towering figure on the world stage through his fight against the Penal Laws, securing Catholic Emancipation, and using the power of mass non-violent protest to challenge the British Empire itself. The Lads also discuss the often-overlooked Council of Ireland, the short-lived body intended to unite north and south. They also turn their attention to another towering figure, Michael Collins, following a distasteful speech by a Northern MP in the same year of his death. leading to a discussion on Collins legacy.

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    49 分
  • The Anglo-Irish Treaty: Freedom or Betrayal?

    The Anglo-Irish Treaty: Freedom or Betrayal?
    2025/08/07
    In this episode of The Irish History Boys, Cormac and Tim dive into one of the most divisive moments in Irish history: the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. Would they have signed it given the choice? The lads explore the impossible choices faced by Michael Collins and de Valera, and unpack the deal that split the country and sparked a brutal civil war. Later in the episode, the conversation turns global as they discuss the U.S. decision to drop nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. What were the justifications, the consequences, and really moved on from the threat of nuclear warfare?

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    53 分