The Names of Ireland’s 32 Counties Explained
How Ireland’s County names were formed In this video I will explain the meaning behind the names of each of[…]
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Culture in Ireland
Amateur Film of Dublin from over 60 years ago
A 16mm amateur film of Dublin A 16mm amateur film of the capital many years ago, still showing Nelson memorial[…]
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The Death of Seán Treacy | Oct 1920
Episode 29 – Irish War of Independence 1920 In October 1920 the new British intelligence structure operating from Dublin Castle[…]
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Local Elections and the Shooting of Tomás MacCurtain | Jan – Apr 1920
Episode 22 – Irish War of Independence In the hopes of stopping Sinn Féin’s dramatic growth the British government introduced[…]
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The Irish Pub
The Irish Pub The Irish Pub is a eulogy to the greatest institution in Irish society, the pub or more[…]
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“What’s my life compared with the cause?” MacSwiney and Barry – Oct 1920
Death of Terence MacSwiney & Kevin Barry – Oct 1920 Unwilling to create another martyr like Thomas Ashe, British authorities[…]
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Four Star Trio perform at the Cork Folk Festival
Four Star Trio- Eily Buckley’s Favourite, Lehane’s & The Dripsey Polka | Cork Folk Festival – TG4 Four Star Trio-[…]
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Irish War of Independence
Black and Tans vs. IRAÂ – 1920 The movement for more Irish self determination had turned into a full out revolutionary[…]
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100 years since the execution of Kevin Barry
100th anniversary of the death of Kevin Barry This week marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Kevin Barry[…]
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The Conscription Crisis in Ireland | April 1918 – Episode 1
Conscription Crisis | April 1918 With Allied casualties mounting on the Western front due to the German Spring Offensive, in[…]
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