15 Best Irish History Podcasts

1. Irish History Podcast

The Irish History Podcast brings you on a journey through Ireland's fascinating past. This podcast is not just dates but an enthralling account of... Ireland's history, looking at daily life through the ages. The show is currently focused on the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s (see below), while the archive contains the stories of Ireland's ancient High Kings, Viking raiders, and the Norman Invasion of the Middle Ages. This series is the story of your ancestors who lived through world-changing events.more
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18K 28K 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min Mar 2010
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2. The Irish History Show

The Irish History Show is presented and produced by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The show looks at many different aspects of Irish history with exp...ert guests from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.more
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4.9K 6.1K 1 episode / month Avg Length 62 min Mar 2015
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3. History Ireland

Dublin, Ireland
The History Ireland Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from the earliest times to the present day, in an effort to give the listener a sense of ...the distant past but also to offer a contemporary edge.more
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18.9K 22.5K 2 episodes / month Avg Length 71 min
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4. The History Of Ireland

The Irish Republic's foundation is one hell of a story, complete with spying secretaries, pig thieves, politicians, poets, school teachers, and th...e world's biggest empire. The History of Ireland is a podcast that explores the causes, characters, and aftermath of the Irish War of Independence in quick, bite-sized episodes.more
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866 1 episode / week Avg Length 18 min Mar 2019
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5. Three Castles Burning

Three Castles Burning is a social history podcast, dedicated to the story of the Irish capital. Dublin is a city of many stories, Three Castles Burnin...g tells some of the more forgotten ones.more
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15.9K 1 episode / week Avg Length 35 min Nov 2019
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6. Revolutionary Ireland

Dublin, Ireland
Join Lorcan Collins for a weekly podcast about Ireland's revolutionary history. Concentrating on the Easter Rising of 1916, The War of Independenc...e 1919-21 and the Irish Civil War 1922-23. The show will also feature episodes on all aspects of revolutionary Irish history from 1798 to the Hunger Strikes of the 1980s. Revolutionary Ireland Podcast also features guest historians and activists.more
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8.3K 9.6K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 61 min
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7. The Echo Of The Thunder

A podcast about the history and politics of Irish republicanism featuring a range of interviews with historians, activists, writers, and artists. Pres...ented and produced by Daniel Baker.more
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1 episode / month Avg Length 75 min
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8. Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience

Join Danny Houlihan Historian and Author on a historical voyage of discovery through the landscape of Ireland. Through its people its heritage & its r...ugged coastline this is truly Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience.more
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2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 23 min
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9. Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

Ireland
A somewhat accurate retelling of Irish history stories. Join Irish stand-up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their b...est accounts of some of Ireland's silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past.more
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547 176 2 episodes / month Avg Length 61 min
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10. Dublin Festival of History Podcast

The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organized by Dublin City Libraries, in partner...ship with the Dublin City Council Culture Company. The Festival has gained a reputation for attracting best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile weekend of history talks and debate.more
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3.9K 7.4K 14 episodes / year Avg Length 63 min
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11. We, The Irish

We, The Irish, is a podcast is dedicated to Ireland's history and stories which you might not be all too familiar with. Ireland is a land of great... people, and great stories, both of which get forgotten all too quickly. This Podcast looks to share their stories and share the message of Ireland with the world.more
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Mar 2020
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12. The Irish At War

Ireland
The Irish at War is a podcast about the military history of Ireland and of Irish people. Whether fighting in Ireland or in foreign service, this podca...st aims to examine all the details from the man on the ground to the bigger picture consequences of the battle.more
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41.2K Mar 2018
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13. Unreal Irish Folklore

Ireland
Unreal is a podcast about Irish history, stories, folklore, and tradition. Each episode searches for the origins of some of Ireland's most famous ...myths and folklore and takes a fresh look at exciting legends and history that have become almost forgotten in centuries past.more
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3.4K 331 2 episodes / year Avg Length 30 min Sep 2019
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14. The Clare Oral History Podcast

Clare, Ireland
This podcast delves into the thousands of Irish life stories in the archive of the Irish Oral History and Folklore Group known as Cuimhneamh a Chláir... or Clare Memories. We're based in Co. Clare in the West of Ireland. The oral histories we've gathered reveal ordinary lives and extraordinary stories.more
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240 7 episodes / year Avg Length 38 min
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15. Finding Home

A podcast series presented by the Irish American Archives Society explores the Irish immigrants and their descendants whose struggles and sacrifices h...elped to build an American city and make up the history of the Irish in Cleveland. The second series consists of interviews with Clevelanders sharing information and stories about the history of the Irish in Cleveland.more
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18 episodes / year Avg Length 31 min
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