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S2E6 William Butler: British Soldier, Irish Writer, Global Adventurer
Abie Philbin Bowman and Kate O’Malley learn about the extraordinary Willam Butler. A Catholic from Tipperary, he was held aloft by Daniel O’Connell as a baby, witnessed the famine, fought the Fenians…
S2E5 Teresa Ball: Educating the Daughters of Empire
Kate O’Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman learn about an incredible Irish woman, who helped educate girls from Canada to India. Teresa Ball, founder of the Loreto order, used her dowry to develop her…
S2E4 Lambert Blair: Teenage Trader to Slave Plantation Owner
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S2E3 Richard Wellesley: Ireland’s Forgotten Napoleon
Abie Philbin Bowman and Kate O’Malley hear about a Meath man who conquered more land in India, more quickly, than Napoleon conquered in Europe. And yet, he is largely forgotten today - in part…
S2E2 Musketeers, Maids and Memoirists: The Irish in Imperial Russia
Abie Philbin Bowman and Kate O’Malley learn about the Irish who shaped Romanov Russia: including the musketeer Peter de Lacy, who led a daring amphibious assault on Stockholm, and commanded the…
S2E1 Grace O’Malley: Pirate, Chieftain, Traitor?
Kate O’Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman explore the fact, fiction and folklore surrounding famed ‘Pirate Queen’ Grace O’Malley. Did she really meet Queen Elizabeth I? Did she really kidnap the Lord of…
Kamala Harris's link to Irish slave owner Hamilton Brown
We explore a family link acknowledged by Kamala Harris's father, to Hamilton Brown. Brown travelled from Ireland to Jamaica in the 1700s to work as a bookkeeper. He acquired several plantations…
Charles Tegart, Police Intelligence Officer
Born in Derry, Charles Tegart abandoned his studies in TCD, to join the Indian Police. A keen linguist and master of disguise, Tegart frequently met his contacts at night, dressed in turban and beard…
Charles Gavan Duffy, Premier of Victoria
Born to a poor Catholic family in Monaghan, Charles Gavan Duffy worked as a journalist, agitator for tenants’ rights, and MP. His failing health and political influence, led him to emigrate to…
The Irish of The Caribbean: Slave Owners and Whistle Blowers
Kerryman David Tuohy captained four ships transporting enslaved Africans to the Caribbean. Dublin sailor James Field Stanfield provided testimony to the abolitionists. As Governor of Jamaica, Howe…
Commodore John Barry
Wexford born John Barry fled the Penal Laws as a cabin boy aboard his uncle’s ship. At 15 he sailed to Philadelphia. When the 13 colonies declared independence, Barry captured the first British Navy…
The Famine Orphan Girls sent to Australia
Between 1848 and 1850 over 4,000 girls were sent from Irish workhouses out to Australia, as part of a British scheme to help populate the colony. They were met with prejudice and hostility, described…
William O’Brien, Second Earl of Inchiquin
Born in Cork, O'Brien was imprisoned in the Tower of London as a child. Fighting for the French in Catalonia, he was captured by Algerian pirates, lost an eye and was taken hostage. Later he served…
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