A Short History of Ireland (BBC Radio - Part 7)

SHORT HISTORY OF IRELAND 061-070 (BBC7 History) - radioarchive.cc



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The Rich and Turbulent Story of Ireland, from the Ice Age to World War II



shi_061 A Modest Proposal - The Year Of The Great Frost

shi_062 The Year Of Slaughter - First Performance Of Handel's Messiah

shi_063 Second City Of The Empire - Dublin Poverty Crime And Duels

shi_064 Irish Gentry Are Expensive People - The Irish Landlord

shi_065 Hearts Of Steel And Hearts Of Oak - Clearing The Land

shi_066 The Peasantry - Superfine Cloth Of Home-Manufacture

shi_067 Ulsters Domestic Linen Industry - Wash Mills, Bleach Greens, Beetle Engines

shi_068 A Vast Number Of People Shipping Off For Pennsylvania And Boston - The Voyage Of The Sally

shi_069 The American Revolution And Ireland - Free Trade Or Else

shi_070 The Dungannon Convention Of 1782 - Grattans Parliament.NB: Produced as double episodes so there will be 120 instead of the original 240.

The two episode titles are delimited by a -.

This should take 12 torrent - given luck



About the Series

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A Short History of Ireland started on 27 March, 2006 and ran for a total of 240 episodes, taking an historical journey spanning the Ice Age, the arrival of Christianity, the Viking era, Brian Boru, the Norman invasion, the plantation and the famine through to the creation of the Irish Free State.



Written by Dr. Jonathan Bardon OBE, QUB, each programme was read by local actors Frances Tomelty, James Greene and Richard Dormer, who interweave eye-witness accounts, letters and diary extracts from the times with the historical facts.

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