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Bringing the past to life! Discover how Ireland and our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past. Listen live Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Myles Dungan presents the story of the two Irish engineers who changed the history of California, by bringing water to LA and San Francisco - allowing the cities to grow.
Myles visits the Records Branch of the Irish Land Commission in Port Laoise, to hear about the challenge of conserving and cataloguing its 11 million documents.
Dentistry in Ireland

Dentistry in Ireland

2024-03-1018:03

Myles is joined by Eoin Kinsella and Frances Nolan, authors of 'The Irish Dental Association: A Centenary History'
Joseph EA Connell

Joseph EA Connell

2024-03-1015:40

The historian and author joins Myles to talk about the Anglo-Irish Treaty, The 1922 Constitution, and how life changed for ordinary citizens in the new Irish Free State.
Ronan Kelly tells the stories of two men separated by centuries, but connected by their power within the Catholic Church - and, by their love of art.
A century of dentistry in Ireland; Joseph EA Connell on the transition to the new Irish Free State; and a story of two powerful men separated by centuries but connected by their love of art.
Myles is joined by Mary McAuliffe and Harriet Wheelock, authors of "The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn: a Life Revealed Through Personal Writing"
Andy O'Donoghue on the life and career of Professor John McCarthy, the computer scientist who coined the term "Artificial Intelligence"
The An Gaodhal Project

The An Gaodhal Project

2024-03-0307:38

Lorcan Clancy talks to Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, who is working on a project that utilises AI to digitise the world's first Irish-language newspaper.
The Diaries of Dr Kathleen Lynn; The Founding Father of Artificial Intelligence; and using AI to digitise the first Irish language newspaper.
Michael Vaughn and Padraig Óg O’Ruairc on the complex and unusual case of 15-year old Francis Murphy, who was killed in 1919.
Ian Kenneally reports, he talks to comic collector and author David McDonald about the short-lived comic "The Leprechaun"
Myles is joined by Zoë Reid, Keeper of Public Services & Collections with the National Archives.
The killing of 15-year-old Francis Murphy in 1919; The moral panic over comic books in 1950s Ireland; and Harry Clarke's Geneva Window
To talk about the Irish Land Commission and its archives, Myles is joined by Terence Dooley, Catriona Crowe, Fiona Fitzsimons and Anne Murphy.
The Politics of Land

The Politics of Land

2023-10-2249:57

To talk about the politics of land in the new Irish State, Myles is joined by Terence Dooley, Tony McCarthy, Eoin Kinsella and William Nolan.
Barristers in Ireland

Barristers in Ireland

2023-10-1521:44

Niamh Howlin talks to Myles about her book, "Barristers in Ireland: An evolving profession since 1921"
Marc McMenamin talks to Peter Hillary, son of Edmund Hillary, about his father's historic ascent of Everest 70 years ago
The Coffin Ship

The Coffin Ship

2023-10-1524:16

Myles talks to Cian McMahon, author of the book "The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine"
Barristers in Ireland; Peter Hillary on his father Edmund's ascent of Everest in 1953; and the story of the Coffin Ship during the Irish Famine.
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