The History of Ireland podcast is put together by Kevin Dolan. That's me! I'm not a historian, but rather just a bit of a history nerd who realised I didn't know nearly enough about my home country's history.
I'm currently living in Australia* and I had lots of people asking me questions about Ireland. Why is it Northern Ireland and the Republic? Why is there a border? Why is Brexit a big deal? Basically what’s going on there? Initially I thought it was a little ignorant, but then I realised that I also only had a vague idea of what had caused it all.
So, I ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole, studying and reading anything I could about the founding of the Irish State. From there, I started telling anyone who would listen about the fascinating stories from the time.
While down the rabbit hole, I started looking for Irish history podcasts, and unfortunately couldn't find a single one that chronicled the War of Independence. So rather than continuing to corner people at parties, I decided to start my own in the style of the awesome History of Rome podcast. And that's how we got here.
*This is my excuse for the diminished brogue, the odd Australianism that sneaks in, and the odd sentence that goes up in pitch at the end. Tá brón orm.
The History of Ireland podcast is put together by Kevin Dolan. That's me! I'm not a historian, but rather just a bit of a history nerd who realised I didn't know nearly enough about my home country's history.
I'm currently living in Australia* and I had lots of people asking me questions about Ireland. Why is it Northern Ireland and the Republic? Why is there a border? Why is Brexit a big deal? Basically what’s going on there? Initially I thought it was a little ignorant, but then I realised that I also only had a vague idea of what had caused it all.
So, I ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole, studying and reading anything I could about the founding of the Irish State. From there, I started telling anyone who would listen about the fascinating stories from the time.
While down the rabbit hole, I started looking for Irish history podcasts, and unfortunately couldn't find a single one that chronicled the War of Independence. So rather than continuing to corner people at parties, I decided to start my own in the style of the awesome History of Rome podcast. And that's how we got here.
*This is my excuse for the diminished brogue, the odd Australianism that sneaks in, and the odd sentence that goes up in pitch at the end. Tá brón orm.
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