The History Show

The History Show

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.

Episodes

Full Show Podcast - 19th May 2024

May 19, 2024 • 49 mins
Floyd Patterson and Ireland; The life and death of 19th century Irish-American boxer Jimmy Elliott; & the modern architectural history of Dublin
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Dublin's Modern Architectural History

May 19, 2024 • 27 mins
Myles is joined by Ellen Rowley, editor of 'More Than Concrete Blocks: Dublin City's twentieth century buildings and their stories, Volume 3, 1973-1999'
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Jimmy Elliott

May 19, 2024 • 13 mins
Ian Kenneally joins Myles to discuss the life and death of 19th century Irish-American boxer Jimmy Elliott.
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Floyd Patterson

May 19, 2024 • 7 mins
Marc McMenamin reports on the enigmatic "Gentleman of Boxing" Floyd Patterson, and his Irish connections.
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Full Show Podcast - 5th May 2024

May 5, 2024 • 46 mins
How the Marino community transformed Dublin housing a century ago; and the Irish Civil War Fatalities Project which investigates the death toll of the conflict.
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The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project

May 5, 2024 • 23 mins
Myles talks to Andy Bielenberg and John Dorney about their project, which investigates the death toll of the Irish Civil War.
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Marino 100

May 5, 2024 • 21 mins
Myles talks to Ruth McManus about the Marino housing scheme, plus Lorcan Clancy talks to Marino Residents Association members Mark Crowther, Patricia Normanly and Gerry Edgely.
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Full Show Podcast - 28th April 2024

April 28, 2024 • 49 mins
Two centuries of forced disappearance in Ireland; We visit the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco; and Ronan Kelly with twin tales from our island communities.
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Long Island, Coney Island

April 28, 2024 • 4 mins
Ronan Kelly has been island-hopping – and he encountered two men with an eye for potential that's hiding in plain sight.
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The Princess Grace Irish Library

April 28, 2024 • 8 mins
Flor MacCarthy reports from Monaco, speaking to Prince Albert II about an oasis of Irish culture, inspired by Grace Kelly’s connection to Ireland.
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Two Centuries of Disappearances in Ireland

April 28, 2024 • 34 mins
Myles is joined by Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, author of the book "The Disappeared: Forced Disappearances in Ireland 1798-1998"
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Full Show Podcast - 14th April 2024

April 14, 2024 • 41 mins
The 19th century Donegal landlord who set out to improve Gweedore; and the local history tales revealed in a photograph taken over a century ago in Dublin.
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One Photograph, Many Stories

April 14, 2024 • 21 mins
Cathy Scuffil on the local history tales revealed in a photograph taken over a century ago in south Dublin city.
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Lord George Hill

April 14, 2024 • 19 mins
Cathal Póirtéir on the 19th century Donegal landlord who set out to improve Gweedore, County Donegal.
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Full Show Podcast - 7th April 2024

April 7, 2024 • 48 mins
George Mallory's pursuit of Everest's Peak; The extraordinary lives of the last men to own Belvedere House in Westmeath; and the origins of the Irish courts system.
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The Courts of Justice Act 1924

April 7, 2024 • 15 mins
Niamh Howlin and Donal Coffey join Myles to discuss how our courts system began, 100 years ago.
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Bury, Beaumont and Belvedere House

April 7, 2024 • 13 mins
Ian Kenneally reports on the lives of the last two men to own Belvedere House in Westmeath. He speaks to Ruth Illingworth and Jonathan Westaway.
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George Mallory's Pursuit of Everest's Peak

April 7, 2024 • 19 mins
Marc McMenamin on the life and death of mountaineer George Mallory, and the disputed fate of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition.
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The Waterboys - Two Irishmen and the Politics of Water in California

March 24, 2024 • 46 mins
Myles Dungan presents the story of the two Irish engineers who changed the history of California, by bringing water to LA and San Francisco - allowing the cities to grow.
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The Irish Land Commission Archive

March 17, 2024 • 45 mins
Myles visits the Records Branch of the Irish Land Commission in Port Laoise, to hear about the challenge of conserving and cataloguing its 11 million documents.
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