The Irish History Show is presented and produced by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The show looks at many different aspects of Irish history with expert guest...
On this episode off the Irish History Show, we covered part three of our series on the history of Irish elections. We looked at municipal elections and the reforms of Thomas Drummond, the British Under - Secretary for Ireland.
We looked at the evolution of party politics in Ireland in the 19th century and the unionist / nationalist divide.
We also looked at the impact of the Reforms Acts and the expansion of the franchise.
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Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
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106 Elections in Ireland Part 2
On this episode off the Irish History Show, we covered part two of our series on the history of Irish elections. We looked at the Protestant Ascendency in the 18th century and the Penal Laws. The contentious 1713 General Election and the riots that took place in Dublin and how the Irish Parliament lagged behind Westminster in terms of electoral reform.
We looked at party politics in Ireland, the growth of the Patriot movement and the Constitution of 1782.
We looked at the Act of Union and Daniel O'Connell's famous election to Westminster leading to Catholic Emancipation in 1829.
We have started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29204818
Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
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105 Elections in Ireland Part One
On this episode of the Irish History Show we looked at the history of elections in Ireland. Parliament in Medieval Ireland was an event rather than an institution. The earliest known parliament was held in Castledermot in County Kildare and over the years parliament met in different towns and cities throughout the Anglo - Norman Lordship of Ireland.
We looked at how these parliaments were elected, who they represented and what type of laws they passed. We looked at Poyning's Law and the Statutes of Kilkenny.
This first episode traced the history of elections up to the end of Williamite Wars.
We have started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29204818
Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
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104 Irish Genealogy
On this episode of the Irish History Show we have combined five episodes of a podcast series we made for Timeline Research Ltd. about tracing your Irish ancestors.
The series covered topics such as finding out information on relatives who fought in the First World War, housing, using the census and tax returns to make your family tree and how to use and access different archives and online resources.
The series was co-hosted by one of Ireland's leading genealogists, Nicola Morris. Nicola is the founder and director of Timeline Research Ltd. and is currently the President of Accredited Genealogists Ireland. Nicola lectures on Genealogy in University College Dublin, University College Cork, the University of Limerick and City Colleges, Dublin.
In 2017 she was appointed to the Board of the Irish Manuscripts Commission and was more recently appointed to the Genealogy and Heraldry Committee of the Board of the National Library of Ireland.
Nicola works very closely with the production company for the BBC TV programme Who Do You Think You Are? as well as the Irish and US versions of the show, which aired on RTE, NBC and TLC networks. Nicola has appeared on screen with Rosie O’Donnell, Judy Dench, Jeremy Irons, Graham Norton, Chris Moyles, Julie Walters, Emma Willis and Paul Merton, among others. Nicola was also one of the presenters of the first series of The Genealogy Roadshow for RTE. She was a researcher for and contributor to The Tenements, an award nominated series for TV3 as well as a researcher and presenter on The Great House Revival for RTE and she works closely with other Irish and international production companies on programmes about genealogy and Irish history.
We have started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29204818
Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
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103 The Birmingham Six
On this episode of the Irish History Show we looked at the Birmingham Pub Bombings of the 21st of November 1974 and the long campaign for justice for the six men who were wrongfully convicted of these killings.
To discuss the Birmingham Six we were joined by two special guests. Chris Mullin is an author, journalist and diarist and, from 1987 to 2010, he was the Labour Party MP for Sunderland South in England. His work with Granada Television's World in Action current affairs series, and his 1986 book, Error of Judgement: The Truth behind the Birmingham Pub Bombings, were integral in proving the innocence of the Birmingham Six. Error of Judgement was described by the author and journalist Sebastian Faulks as 'One of the greatest feats in investigative journalism.' A new edition of Error of Judgement has been published this year to mark 50 years since the bombings.
Dr. Michael Flavin is from the School of Global Studies in King's College, London. Michael's novels include The Voice Hearer and One Small Step. He has written many articles on the Troubles and a lot of his writing draws on his experience growing up in the Irish community in Birmingham in the 1970s. Michael's latest novel is Long is the Way and is due to be published next year.
We have started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29204818
Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
The Irish History Show is presented and produced by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The show looks at many different aspects of Irish history with expert guests from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.
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