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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 is joined by Cormac Moore, author of the new book 'The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Deirdre Mac Mathúna and Sean Delap join Myles to talk about the history exam paper, and the past, present and future of history education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Leaving Certificate History; and Testimony at the Border in 1925See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr Jessica Wärnberg joins Myles to discuss the origins of the Papal Conclave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Padraig Yeates joins Myles to discuss the Truth Recovery Process, a proposal to address the legacy of The Troubles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ian Kenneally reports, he talks to historians David Doolin and John Gibney about the Fenian Invasion of Canada in 1866.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Papal Conclave; The Fenian Invasion of Canada; and Padraig Yeates on The Truth Recovery ProcessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Louise Ryan talks about her research into migrant groups in Britain and her oral history interviews with Irish migrants in Britain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Professor Louise Ryan on migration, oral history and the Irish in Britain; plus Darragh Gannon on Irish Nationalism in Britain in the revolutionary decade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Myles is joined by Dr Darragh Gannon, author of 'Conflict, Diaspora, and Empire: Irish Nationalism in Britain, 1912-1922'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Myles is joined by Colum Kenny, author of the recently published book 'Dangerous Ambition: The Making of Eamon De Valera'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Professor Maria McNamara of UCC on Ireland’s fossil heritage, and the campaign to create a new fossil map of Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Making of Eamon De Valera; The first Irish team to summit Everest; and the Great Irish Fossil HuntSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ian Kenneally reports, he talks to mountaineer Frank Nugent about the historical background to the Irish Expedition to Everest in 1993.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jonathan Creasy reports, he talks to Dr Brendan Kelly and poet Lianne O'Hara about how poetry can reveal the hidden history of the Psychiatric Hospital at Grangegorman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Melba Pattillo Beals of the Little Rock Nine talks to reporter Colm Flynn; and Myles is joined by historian Cecelia Hartsell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Myles is joined by Martin Griffin, author of 'Reading Espionage Fiction: Narrative, Conflict and Commitment from World War I to the Contemporary Era'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Little Rock Nine; The Grangegorman Histories Project; and how Espionage Fiction can reflect real life historySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Liam Downey joins Myles to discuss poteen, lace, leather, and the other small-scale industries that sustained rural Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Conor Sweetman reports, he talks to Claudia Kinmonth about this skilled, shared tradition that brought women together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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