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  • Art mac Cuinn: Between Legend and Historic Kingship

    Art mac Cuinn: Between Legend and Historic Kingship
    2026/09/13
    In this episode we unpack Art mac Cuinn—his name appears in early Irish king lists, annals, and genealogies, but what can we reliably say about a ruler who may lie on the edge of myth? We examine the manuscript sources, archaeological hints, and modern scholarly debate to separate contemporary evidence from later legendary embellishment. The episode clarifies how this figure illustrates the complexities of early Gaelic kingship and the politics of memory in Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 分
  • Free Trade or Else: Ireland’s 1780s Merchant Movement

    Free Trade or Else: Ireland’s 1780s Merchant Movement
    2026/09/13
    In the late eighteenth century, Irish merchants waged an economic campaign against the Navigation Acts that tethered their trade to Britain. The episode explores how this grievance evolved into a political push—'Free Trade or Else'—and the role of the Volunteer movement in confronting Westminster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 分
  • Confederate Ireland’s Dilemma: Choosing Between Parliament and a Defeated King

    Confederate Ireland’s Dilemma: Choosing Between Parliament and a Defeated King
    2026/09/13
    This episode examines how Confederate Ireland wrestled with whether to side with Charles I, who was losing the civil war, or turn to the rising Parliamentary power after his fall in 1649. We explore the diplomatic manoeuvrings, internal divisions among Catholic leaders, and the broader political context that forced a choice between monarchy‑aligned resistance and survival under a republican government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 分
  • The Song of Amergin: Myth, Law, and the Earliest Irish Sovereignty

    The Song of Amergin: Myth, Law, and the Earliest Irish Sovereignty
    2026/09/13
    We explore the legendary figure Amergin Glúingel, chief poet and judge whose 11th‑century manuscript song claims the land of Ireland for the Milesians. By tracing the poem’s language, manuscript tradition and legal context we ask how words were used as law in a pre‑written society and how later myth has reshaped our sense of early Irish sovereignty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 分
  • Irish High Crosses—Scripture Carved in Stone

    Irish High Crosses—Scripture Carved in Stone
    2026/09/13
    High stone crosses across medieval Ireland were not just artistic monuments; they served as visual scripture, markers of patronage, and symbols of power. In this episode we examine the Muiredach Cross at Monasterboice, its iconography, construction techniques, and the social‑political context that gave rise to these carvings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 分
  • The Irish Brigade at Blenheim: Ireland in a European Battle

    The Irish Brigade at Blenheim: Ireland in a European Battle
    2026/09/13
    In this episode we look at the Irish Brigade that fought for France at the Battle of Blenheim, examining who those soldiers were, how they came to be on the continent and what historians can reliably say about their contribution. We explore contemporary French, English and Irish sources, assess their reliability, and consider how the brigade’s legacy was shaped in later memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 分
  • Ireland Joins Europe – 1973 and the Transformation of the Republic

    Ireland Joins Europe – 1973 and the Transformation of the Republic
    2026/09/13
    This episode explores Ireland’s accession to the European Economic Community in 1973, examining how European membership reshaped the Republic’s economy, politics and national identity. We look at the promises of CAP subsidies, infrastructure funding, industrial growth, and the complex interplay between sovereignty and supranational integration that altered everyday life for Irish farmers, workers, and politicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 分
  • Irish Patriot Party: Quiet Architects of Self‑Governance

    Irish Patriot Party: Quiet Architects of Self‑Governance
    2026/09/13
    In the late eighteenth century, Protestant members of the Irish Parliament formed an informal opposition known as the Patriot Party. They challenged London’s interference over taxation, trade and land, seeking real constitutional independence for Ireland. The episode examines their tactics, achievements such as the 1782 constitution, and how they laid early groundwork for later nationalist movements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 分