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Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

HeadStuff Podcasts

Join Irish stand up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland"s silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past. For ad-free listening and access to our bonus content go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com and sign up for €5/mo + VAT.

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91:48

John Delaney - A Cowboy Special

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/11/11

We're finishing up this season (and celebrating reaching 50 episodes!) with a Shite Talk History Cowboy Special on the former head of the FAI, Don John Delaney.

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90:11

Noel Browne's Mother & Child Scheme

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/11/04

To finish up our series on the fall of the 13th Dáil we talked out Dr. Noel Browne going up against the 1950s Catholic Hierarchy with his Mother and Child Scheme

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66:37

Samhain Special - The Haunting of Loftus Hall

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/10/27

This week we've got a Samhain (Halloween) special, featuring Ireland's most haunted house and a one handed man from Cavan

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79:31

The Battle for Baltinglass Post Office

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/10/20

This week we cover the second scandal to hit Costello's government, the battle for Baltinglass post office.

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87:48

The Day Ireland Became a Republic

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/10/13

For October we'll be covering the three scandals that brought down John A. Costello's 1948 rainbow coalition, the government of the 13th Dáil. First up, the day Ireland became a Republic.

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61:45

Niall of the Nine Hostages (Post Show Chat with...

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/10/10

We were guests on the excellent Candlelit Tales podcast last week were we talked about the historical reference of the ancient lord, Niall of the Nine Hostages. Listen to the first part of the episode (Episode 51) over at the Candlelit Tales Podcast or watch a recording of the livestream on their YouTube channel.

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78:09

Christian Davies - The Marauding Mother Ross (Part 2)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/10/06

Kevin finishes telling Jason about Kit Cavanagh, the 17th century Irish woman fighting for Churchill in the Spanish War of Succession

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56:59

Kit Cavanagh - The Pretty Dragoon (Part 1)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/09/29

Kevin tells Jason the first part of the story of Christian "Kit" Cavanagh, a 17th century Dublin woman who went to great lengths to find her husband

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69:04

The Irish National Invincibles & the Phoenix Park...

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/09/22

Jason tells Kevin the story of The Irish National Invincibles, a splinter group of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, whose main objective was to assassinate high ranking government officials.

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79:17

Peg Plunkett

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/09/15

Margaret Leeson, aka Peg Plunkett, was an 18th century courtesan who literally wrote the book on the Dublin brothel game.

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57:37

The Theft of the Irish Crown Jewels

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/09/08

This week Jason tells Kevin about the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels (aka the Jewels Belonging to the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick) back in 1907

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48:10

The Temple Bar Murders

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/09/01

This week Jason tells Kevin about the Temple Bar murders of October 1867, when the Fenians clashed with the local Johnny Raws

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76:51

The Twelfth - The Battle of Aughrim (Part 6)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/08/25

This is it, the final episode of the Twelfth series, the end of the War of the Two Kings! This week is all about the Battle of Aughrim and the second siege of Limerick.

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80:48

The Twelfth - Patrick Sarsfield and the Siege of...

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/08/18

For part 5 of this series on the War of the Two Kings we introduce Jacobite leader Patrick Sarsfield and talk about the siege of Limerick

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50:46

The Twelfth - The Battle of the Boyne (Part 4)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/08/04

After three weeks of prologue we've finally made it to the action, the first of the two main battles that decided the War of the Two Kings, the Battle of the Boyne.

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62:11

The Twelfth - The Siege of Derry (Part 3)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/07/28

Continuing our series on The War of the Two Kings this week we talk about James II's arrival to Ireland, the Patriot Parliament and the Siege of Derry / the Londonsiege of Londonderry.

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70:28

The Twelfth - The Glorious Revolution (Part 2)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/07/21

In this week's episode (which is Part 2 in our series on the 12th of July) Kevin tells Jason all about King James II's reign as a Catholic monarch, the origin of his rival/nephew/son-in-law Prince William of Orange and their first big battle during the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

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79:04

The Twelfth - The Rise of English Protestantism (Part 1)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/07/14

For the first episode of season 4 we tried to cover about 200 years of history to make up for lost time. In an attempt to understand the orange order's celebration of the glorious 12th of July we talked about how Henry VIII first turned England towards protestantism, England's subsequent weird relationship with Catholicism and the rise of Catholic James II and his friend Dick Talbot. Also some shite about the time Christopher Columbus visited Galway.

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38:01

Irish Communism and the Return of the Jewels (Part 2)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/05/26

Finishing of the story from last week, Kevin gives Jason an idea of Communist sentiment in Ireland during the 30's and tells him what happened the Russian Crown Jewels in the end. This is the last episode of season 3 so thanks for listening, hope you've enjoyed it so far and we'll be back in a few weeks x

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43:09

Harry Boland and the Russian Crown Jewels (Part 1)

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast ·

2020/05/19

For the penultimate episode of season 3 Kevin starts telling Jason about the time the nascent Irish state lent the newly formed Russian government some cash in exchange for a few of their crown jewels, which ended up in the hands of one Mr. Harry Boland.

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