The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with th...
Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism and the Early Modern World
Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, Jane Ohlmeyer, Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin, examines how Empire and imperial frameworks, policies, practices, and cultures have shaped the history of the world for the last two millennia. Making Empire re-examines empire as a process and Ireland’s role in it through the lens of early modernity. This conversation was chaired by Professor Patrick Geoghegan.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Trouble with Recent History
Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, discusses the turbulent and troubled history of the last 50 years in Ireland. The country has seen violence in Northern Ireland, the collapse of the economy and bailout of the banks, the exposure of shocking abuse perpetrated by the Catholic Church and numerous referenda which have changed Irish society. So, when do recent events become history?Historians Diarmaid Ferriter, Caelainn Hogan and Mick Clifford in a conversation chaired by Frank McNally.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 29th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement
Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, author Roland Phillips discusses his book Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement, chronicling the life and legacy of the British diplomat and Irish rebel executed for high treason. This conversation was chaired by author, researcher and lecturer Paraic Kerrigan.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Boundary Commission
Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, is about the Boundary Commission set up in 1924, to determine the boundary between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. Dublin City Historian in Residence, Cormac Moore discusses the effects of the commission with Margaret O’Callaghan and Ed Burke, chaired by Ronan McGreevy.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Land Is All That Matters - Myles Dungan
Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, Irish broadcaster and author of Land Is All That Matters, Myles Dungan, examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two.This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 28th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company. The Festival has gained a reputation for attracting best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile weekend of history talks and debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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