For this episode I am joined by author and historian, John Crotty. John has researched extensively the subject of Irelands neutrality during WW2 and the actions the Irish govt took that broke neutrality in favor of the allied side.
We discuss the efforts that the IRA of the time made to collaborate with the Germans, how the Irish govt took extreme measures against the republicans (including internment and execution) and DeVelera’s decision to offer condolences after the death of Hitler.
John also went over the reasons why Winston Churchill wished to damage Ireland’s image, what declassified British & American intelligence documents tell us Irelands war effort and whether or not Ireland was an anti-Semitic place.
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00:00 Intro
10:40 Did the Irish public support the IRA’s actions ?
15:10 IRA and German collaboration
19:50 Did the IRA leaders have ideological sympathies w/ the Nazis
26:00 Irish Govt’s pro-Ally actions during WW2
36:50 Did the German’s know that Ireland wasn’t really neutral ?
41:25 Decision to not take in refugees
44:10 Dev’s decision to offer condolences after Hitler’s death
51:40 Were Irish people pro-AXIS during WW2 ?
55:00 Northern Ireland’s role in WW2
1:02:45 How Ireland helped the D-DAY Landings
1:06:27 Accusations leveled at Ireland re: helping the N*zis
1:10:45 Churchill’s plot to discredit Ireland during WW2
1:19:48 Level of anti-semitism in Ireland at the time
1:28:45 1904 Limerick Pogorm
1:34:30 John’s background in history
1:37:13 US Intel on Ireland during WW2
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