TheIrishHistoryShow

The Irish History Show is presented by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. Previous episodes are available here

[TheIrishHistoryShow @IrishHistoryPod]

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[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

Charles McCarthy of Cork joined French Irish Brigade but defected to British after French revolution. He served as British governor West African colony & died in 1824 in battle against the Ashanti. His head was made into a ceremonial drinking cup. https://t.co/OY0Jmj0BEY

[Kieran Glennon @DrNightdub]

New/updated blog post: "The Dead of the Belfast Pogrom (May 2026 update)." The total now stands at 501, with the addition of an IRA member. Two Catholic civilians have been reclassified - one as an IRA member, one as a Protestant.
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[Cormac Moore @cormacmoore]

In the latest The Irish History Boys episode, @Tim_Mc_Garry and I continue our interview with award-winning journalist Chris Moore about the harrowing Kincora Boy's Home story & claims by some survivors that Lord Louis Mountbatten was one of their abusers. https://t.co/6rIkai4JGr

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

An Irishman in Exile, Florence MacCarthy in London, 1601-1640. A Gaelic aristocrat, arrested without charge just before the battle of Kinsale and held in London until his death in 1640. His lands Munster were divided up in his absence. https://t.co/svEuaB4X8W

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

Just had an interesting experience on wikipedia. The article on the Cumman na nGeadheal Senator Joseph O'Connor from Kildare states that he was the same man as IRA (anti-Treaty) commander Joseph O'Connor from Dublin. He assuredly was not. My changes were reverted by AI.

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

Article on burning of the Big Houses here. https://t.co/ueyf2XnshB

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

Article on the end of the Civil War here: ‘They killed idealism in my soul’ – the end of the Irish Civil War https://t.co/PLBr5UG5zr

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

New book review up on the site. A Bloody Summer, A New history of the 1798 Rebellion by James Quinn. @UCDPress @IrishHistoryPod https://t.co/2fBKLBoijA

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

Today in Irish History, The Burning of the Custom House, 25 May 1921. A famous act of symbolic destruction by the IRA in Dublin during the War of Independence, but also a military disaster for the organisation, with 5 killed and up to 100 captured. https://t.co/LYks8PQEoj

[Cormac Moore @cormacmoore]

In the latest The Irish History Boys episode, @Tim_Mc_Garry and I speak to the brilliant investigative journalist Chris Moore about the horrific story of the Kincora Boy's Home in East Belfast. It's the first of two episodes with Chris. https://t.co/BTnRJZJRhD

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

‘Riot of Plunder’: Rural revolt in May 1922 By Terry Dunne. Early 1922 saw very widespread land occupations by poor farmers on landed demesnes and big ‘ranches’, described by the Freeman’s Journal as ‘a riot of plunder’. https://t.co/HCH5re28Nr

[Football Heritage @footyheritage]

Sure, Hampden was covered in shamrocks and green.

On this day in 1953, Celtic won the Coronation Cup, a tournament organised to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Celtic met Hibernian in the final. The irony has never been lost that this final was contested by two football clubs founded in Scotland by marginalised communities of Irish immigrants fleeing war, famine and persecution.

[DiscoverDublin @dublin_discover]

St. Catherines Church, Portrane – This medieval church & graveyard is one of the oldest surviving ecclesiastical sites on the Donabate peninsula. The site itself probably predates the church, perhaps between the 7th & 10th centuries. The church was originally known as...~1

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

We have a podcast about the Birmingham 6 with @IrishHistoryPod https://t.co/4O3fpb69Ay

[The Irish Story @theirishstory]

Podcast: The Boer War, with Spencer Jones. Cathal Brennan and John Dorney interview historian Spencer Jones on the Boer War in South Africa of 1899-1902. Pic is of the Irish Brigade with Boer forces. https://t.co/j3jhyDml6t

[1916EasterRisingTour @Tour1916]

Book your place now on this historical walking tour from Ringsend to James Street, it's Free, its Unique, not church dominated, it's a good walk filled with fun facts @RingsendSociety @dublin_discover @IrishHistoryPod @chrisandrews64 @RICCDub4 The Best of Dublin history

[Cormac Moore @cormacmoore]

With this weekend being the 100th anniversary of Fianna Fáil's inaugural public meeting, in this episode of The Irish History Boys, @Tim_Mc_Garry and I discuss the formation and huge electoral success of Fianna Fáil over the last 100 years. https://t.co/ag0g0oyHIn

[Áras Uí Chonghaile | James Connolly Visitor Centre @JamesConnollyVC]

Many thanks to everyone who joined us in Áras Uí Chonghaile this evening for the launch of Gerard Shannon’s new book, Rory O’Connor: To Defend the Republic.

Go raibh maith agaibh to Gerard Shannon, Brian Hanley and Louise O’Reilly TD for their excellent contributions 👏

[Calum 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⛐ @CalumRaasay]

While in Ireland, I stumbled across what might be the most beautiful church entrance I’ve ever seen. County Cork never ceases to amaze.

[TheIrishHistoryShow @IrishHistoryPod]

https://t.co/7ma8chapmn New Podcast! We talked to Gerard Shannon about his new biography of Rory O'Connor #irishhistory #twitterstorians