Podcast

The History of Ireland

Author: Kevin Dolan
Feed episode count: 134
Official site: http://bit.ly/thehistoryofireland-survey
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Summary

The story of how Ireland became Ireland: its revolution, its gods, and the myths in between. Learn more at www.thehistoryofireland.com or support the show through Patreon for bonus content and ad free listening! www.patreon.com/thehistoryofireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Jul 18, 2026 · not_requested

S3 EP21 – They're Making A Fairy Of Me

Duration seconds: 889
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

S3 EP20 – How the Tuatha Dé Evolved into Fairies

Duration seconds: 845
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Dec 23, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP19 - The Children of Lír in the Classroom

Duration seconds: 1028
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Dec 4, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP18 — Why The Children of Lír Was The Perfect Story For 19th Century Nationalists

Duration seconds: 770
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Nov 6, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP17 — The Lie Behind The Children of Lír

Duration seconds: 906
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Oct 9, 2025 · not_requested

The Black & Tans in Palestine

Duration seconds: 999
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Sep 12, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP16 — The Scholars on the Edge of the World

Duration seconds: 777
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Jul 22, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP15 — The Fines That Made Brehon Law Tick

Duration seconds: 1118
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Jun 29, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP 14 — Ireland's First Psychopath?

Duration seconds: 758
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May 18, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell

Duration seconds: 811
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Apr 30, 2025 · not_requested

S3 E12 — The Kings of Early Medieval Ireland Meet Étain

Duration seconds: 815
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Apr 9, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP11 – The Unique Oddness of Irish Mythology

Duration seconds: 565
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Mar 17, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP10 – How Patrick Became Our Patron Saint

Duration seconds: 990
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Mar 7, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP9 — How Druids Learned To Read The Moon Through Story

Duration seconds: 888
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Feb 20, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP8 — A Lost Story of how the God's Fought Over Newgrange

Duration seconds: 867
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Feb 6, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP7 — Were the Fomorians a Metaphor for Vikings?

Duration seconds: 1190
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Jan 16, 2025 · not_requested

S3 EP6 – Why is Ireland's Father Deity So Different?

Duration seconds: 695
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Dec 17, 2024 · not_requested

S3 EP5 – How Lugh shows what the Irish cared about

Duration seconds: 1195
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Dec 3, 2024 · not_requested

S3 EP4 – How Bres the Beautiful came to be

Duration seconds: 1134
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Nov 20, 2024 · not_requested

S3 EP3 – The Coming of the Tuatha Dé

Duration seconds: 865
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Nov 5, 2024 · not_requested

S3 EP2 – The Filí

Duration seconds: 891
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Oct 21, 2024 · not_requested

S3 EP01 – Newgrange, The Celts & The People of the Sídhe

Duration seconds: 1100
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Jun 1, 2024 · not_requested

S2 EP30 – The Aftermath of the Irish Civil War

Duration seconds: 1318
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May 16, 2024 · not_requested

S2 EP29 – How The Free State Failed Women

Duration seconds: 836
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Apr 19, 2024 · not_requested

S2 EP28 – The End of the Irish Civil War

Duration seconds: 836
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