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The History
of Ireland

A podcast about how Ireland became Ireland: its revolution, its people, and the myths in between.

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A Wednesday in 875 Pt.2

S4 · E3 15 min

Here's the second part of our day in the life of Flann Mac Cathasaig. In this episode he leaves the ringfort and heads out into society. We explore what his life would have been like and how he interacted with those…

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Give me the myths

Newgrange, the Tuatha Dé, and the fairy tree near Kevin's family home that the council diverted a motorway around rather than cut down.

S3 · E1 Newgrange, The Celts & The People of the Sídhe

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