The History Show

Great Irish Wives; The Irish Priest Who Unearthed Rome's Past; and Irish links to professional American football

Duration:00:45:56

Ireland and the NFL

Ian Kenneally joins Myles to discuss some of the Irish and Irish-American figures who helped shape professional American football.

Duration:00:15:30

Joseph Mullooly: The Irish Priest Who Unearthed Rome's Past

Colm Flynn reports, he talks to Father Paul Lawlor at the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome.

Duration:00:08:44

Great Irish Wives

Myles is joined by Nicola Pierce, author of the new book 'Great Irish Wives: Remarkable Lives from History'

Duration:00:19:56

Full Show Podcast - 21st September 2025

The Irish Civil War as a case study in counterinsurgency; Woodrow Wilson's Sheep; and the markets and lost industries of Dublins Northside.

Duration:00:46:36

Dublin Festival of History

Myles is joined by Mary Muldowney, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, who’ll be giving a number of talks as part of the upcoming festival.

Duration:00:14:22

Woodrow Wilson's Sheep

Colm Flynn reports from Washington DC, he talks to Stewart McLaurin about a flock of visitors to The White House in 1918.

Duration:00:09:19

How the Free State Won The Irish Civil War

Myles is joined by Dr Gareth Prendergast, whose new book examines The Irish Civil War as a case study in counterinsurgency.

Duration:00:21:19

The Imirce Collection of Irish Emigrant Letters

9/14/2025

Myles Dungan and guests discuss the Irish emigrant letters in the Imirce Collection at the University of Galway. With Breandán Mac Suibhne, Daniel Carey, Marie-Louise Rouget and Helen Hayes Sweeney.

Duration:00:45:48

Full Show Podcast - 4th May 2025

5/4/2025

Leaving Certificate History; and Testimony at the Border in 1925

Duration:00:45:10

Testimony at the Border, 1925

5/4/2025

Myles is joined by Cormac Moore, author of the new book 'The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission'.

Duration:00:09:31

Leaving Certificate History

5/4/2025

Deirdre Mac Mathúna and Sean Delap join Myles to talk about the history exam paper, and the past, present and future of history education.

Duration:00:34:10

Full Show Podcast - 27th April 2025

The Papal Conclave; The Fenian Invasion of Canada; and Padraig Yeates on The Truth Recovery Process

Duration:00:49:02

The Truth Recovery Process

Padraig Yeates joins Myles to discuss the Truth Recovery Process, a proposal to address the legacy of The Troubles.

Duration:00:21:39

The Fenian Invasion of Canada, 1866

Ian Kenneally reports, he talks to historians David Doolin and John Gibney about the Fenian Invasion of Canada in 1866.

Duration:00:15:15

The Papal Conclave