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A Short History of Ireland

BBC Radio Ulster
A Short History of Ireland
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60 episodes

  • A Short History of Ireland

    Series 2: Omnibus 12

    18/9/2024 | 29 mins.
    Omnibus #12 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
    • Broadcasting North and South
    • Showband fever
    • Whitaker and Lemass
    • Lemass and Brookeborough
    • Brookeborough’s fall
    Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
  • A Short History of Ireland

    Series 2: Omnibus 11

    18/9/2024 | 28 mins.
    Omnibus #11 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
    • Church and state
    • The Fethard On Sea boycott
    • A disgrace to the nation
    • The launch of the Canberra
    • De Valera’s vision of Cathleen ni Houlihan
    Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
  • A Short History of Ireland

    Series 2: Omnibus 10

    18/9/2024 | 29 mins.
    Omnibus #10 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
    • Operation Harvest
    • Defeat for the IRA
    • Stagnation
    • The vanishing Irish
    • Inishkillane
    Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
  • A Short History of Ireland

    Series 2: Omnibus 9

    18/9/2024 | 28 mins.
    Omnibus #9 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
    • The Princess Victoria disaster
    • Linen, boom and collapse
    • Shipbuilding in Belfast
    • Marching on the Longstone Road
    • The revival of the IRA
    Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.
  • A Short History of Ireland

    Series 2: Omnibus 8

    18/9/2024 | 29 mins.
    Omnibus #8 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –
    • The Chapel Gate Election
    • Conquering the white death
    • The Mother and Child controversy
    • Lacklustre performance
    • The rule of Brookeborough
    Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons and Sean Crummey.

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About A Short History of Ireland

Ireland’s rich and turbulent history is explored in a series written by the late Dr Jonathan Bardon.
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