Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast
Episodes
The Dundalk Jailbreak
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
100 years ago today, on the 27th of July 1922, Frank Aiken (the future Tánaiste of Ireland) orchestrated the biggest jailbreak in Irish history when ...
The Hellfire Club
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the last episode of the season we jumped on the Stranger Things bandwagon and talked about Dublin's Hellfire Club. Thanks for listening to our shi...
Get Johannes Of That Painting - Vermeer Theft, The IRA, and The General
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We went to Amsterdam on holiday and met up with one of our favourite Irish internet personalities, Cork comedian Ronan Brosnan, AKA Shite Guides, AKA ...
James Joyce live with Donal Fallon
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the recording from our live 100th episode / 3rd birthday show we did last month, thanks a million to everyone who came out for it, and a speci...
That Time the French Invaded Ireland with Andrew Dorman
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we had Andrew Dorman on to tell us about the 18th century Irish army and the time the French invaded. Andrew's a fine man (and soon to be hi...
The Clones Cannibal with Damo Clarke
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we had Damo Clarke on to talk with us about a Monaghan man who made it big in Tasmania back in the 1800s. Damo is one of the resident MCs of...
Brendan the Navigator with Shane Clifford
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we had Shane Clifford on to talk about Ireland's favourite saint, the man who found America (100% confirmed), and Kerry's finest son, St. Br...
Wezz Nightclub with Fiona Frawley
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We had Fiona Frawley on with us this week to talk to us about the teenage mecca of Dublin's early 2000s nightlife, Wezz Nightclub. You can (and shou...
John Philpot Curran with Roger O'Sullivan
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this week's episode we're talking about the famous Corkconian lawman, John Philpot Curran. It's an episode we recorded a few weeks ago with Roger ...
Edward Carson with Darren Matthews
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin told Jason, and our guest Darren Matthews, all about the life and times of Edward Carson, the father of Ulster Unionism. We've got t...
1913 Lockout with Donal Fallon (Three Castles Burning)
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We were delighted to get the opportunity to record this episode about the 1913 lockout, live inside the historic Emmet Hall of Inchicore. The building...
O'Donovan Rossa with Des Bishop
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! For the first episode of Season 8 we had Des Bishop on to talk about the original Fenian bad boy (slash possible father of modern terrorism) Je...
Ireland's First Heavyweight Pro Wrestling Champion - Danno O'Mahony
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We were joined by Mob Theatre's Stephen Bradley and John Spillane to talk about the life and times of the great Danno O'Mahony, Ireland's first ever...
The Master Prankster of Cork
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the last proper episode of season 7 Kevin told Jason all about the exploits of Horace de Vere Cole, the master prankster of Cork. We had a class...
Shite Talk Film Club - Excalibur
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We decided to release the second ever episode of our Film Club for free this week to give you all a taste of what's behind that sweet, sweet Patreon p...
The Time Ireland Got Scammed By Stamps
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Kevin told Jason about the time the people of Ireland got taken for a spin by a stamp salesman We're doing a live show in Sin E...
Thomas Francis Meagher - The Young Irelander
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin all about Irish nationalist Thomas Francis Meagher and his role in the Young Irelander rebellion Get tickets to our lives ...
Munster Rugby vs New Zealand All Blacks
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin the story of the time time Munster Rugby faced the almight All Blacks in Thomond Park, 1978...and also every other time th...
Brian & James Fuck Each Other - Michael Collins the movie
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a crossover, bonus episode we did with Brian O'Toole & James Cadden from the Brian & James Fuck Each Other podcast where we talked about Micha...
McElroy the WW1 Flying Ace
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason all about Dublin's George McElroy, a distinguished WW1 fighter pilot and flying Ace Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Vietnam Special with Nghĩa Mai
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus Sunday episode that we recorded a few weeks ago where we talked with Vietnamese born / Dublin based comic Nghĩa Mai about a few of th...
The Oilliphéist & other Irish Sea Beasts
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin all about Ireland's most famous sea beasts; from Fionn mac Cumhaill's Caoránach to Killarney's Muckie, and all the Oillip...
The Great Northern Bank Robbery
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our Christmas special Kevin tells Jason the story of the 7th largest bank robbery in the history of robbing banks. Merry Christmas everyone, hopef...
The Most Handsome Man in Ireland
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin all about local Carlow man, Beauchamp Bagenal. Described as an Irish rake, buck, duellist and politician, he was known (fo...
The Children of Lir
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for an old mythological Irish story you've probably all heard before too many times but, likes us, have more than likely forgotten, if not s...
The Orange Order
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To finish off season 6 we're doing an episode about the Orange Order, as suggested to us on Patreon by Monica Neuhauser! We're also delighted to ann...
Mad Sweeney
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason told Kevin about the legend of Buile Shuibhne aka Mad Sweeney, the wandering King. We also did a bonus episode about the Annals fo the...
Tyrone GAA and the Schism of Ballygawley
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason about the great schism of Ballygawley and it's knock on effect on Tyrone GAA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
The Moral Panic of Mini Skirts (with Isabelle Duff)
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we had our first ever guest spot where Isabelle Duff came on and told the two of us about the moral panic in 1960s Ireland caused by the arr...
Arabella Denny and the Magdalen Asylums
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason all about Lady Arabella Denny of Kerry and her work on the Magdalen Asylums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
Tattoos - How the Irish Basically Invented Body Art
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin told Jason all about James F O'Connell, a Liberties man who became a unwitting pioneer in the world of body art Learn more about your ...
Thomas D'Arcy Magee - Canada's First Nationalist
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason told Kevin about Carlingford man Thomas D'Arcy Magee, from his time with the Young Irelanders to his role in Canadian politics Learn m...
Release the Bracken (Part 2)
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason finishes the story of Brendan Bracken and his role in WWII Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brendan Bracken and the Winston Churchills
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin about Brendan Bracken, a Tipperary man who wormed his way into power at Churchill's side Learn more about your ad choices....
Tayto (This is an episode about crisps)
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin tells Jason about the history and antics of Ireland's favourite human crisp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
James Clarence Mangan
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back and Jason is starting off season 6 with a story about a pint drinking, ghost chatting, 19th century poet by the name of James Clarence Mang...
Sean Quinn 3: Revenge of the Quinn
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a teaser for the 3rd and final episode of the Quinn trilogy, Revenge of the Quinn. We talk about what happened after Quinn lost control of his ...
Sean Quinn 2: The Anglo Menace
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of this Cowboy Special we talk about Sean Quinn and Anglo Irish Bank during the financial crash. The final episode, Part 3 - Revenge of the ...
Sean Quinn: A Cowboy Special
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with the season 5 cowboy special! This time it's 2008's richest Irishman, Sean Quinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Pirate Queen Gráinne Ní Mháille
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the season five finale Jason tells Kevin all about Gráinne Ní Mháille, the pirate queen. Thanks for all the support this season, happy St. Patr...
Eileen Flynn vs the Sisters of the Holy Faith
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason the story of Eileen Flynn and her legal battle with the Sisters of the Holy Faith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Violet Gibson vs Mussolini
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this week's episode Kevin tells Jason the story of Dublin woman Violet Gibson and her crusade against Benito Mussolini Learn more about your ad ch...
Táim i Marconi i Derrigimlagh bog (Part 2)
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To finish off the Guglielmo Marconi story, Kevin told Jason about Marconi's Transatlantic Messaging Station in Clifden and his connection to the world...
Guglielmo Marconi comes to Ireland (Part 1)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of this two parter, Kevin tells Jason about the radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi and his connections to Ireland through the Jamesons of Jam...
The Fastest Guns in the Whest
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin about Jim Leavy and Johnny Murphy, some Irish born gunslingers on the American frontier Learn more about your ad choices. ...
The Execution of Walter Lynch
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason the grim Irish origins of a popular 20th century phrase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
St. Brigid of Kildare
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin the story of St. Brigid, one of Ireland's patron saints and a fine woman altogether. Actually, she came across as a bit a...
Robert Ross burns down the White House
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason the story of the last man who stormed the US Capitol, General Robert Ross Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Collar & Elbow Wrestling (or: How the Irish Probably Invented MMA)
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back and starting off season 5 with Jason telling Kevin all about the ancient Irish sport of Collar & Elbow wrestling Learn more about your ad c...
The Trial of Stradbally
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're finishing off this story, and the year, with the second part of the missing postman tale, the Trial of Stradbally. Happy Christmas everyone and ...
The Disappearance of Larry Griffin
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a special, festive episode of Shite Talk for this Christmas season, all about the disappearance of the Kilmacthomas postman, Larry Griffin. L...
Noel Browne's Mother & Child Scheme
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Samhain Special - The Haunting of Loftus Hall
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've got a Samhain (Halloween) special, featuring Ireland's most haunted house and a one handed man from Cavan Learn more about your ad cho...
The Battle for Baltinglass Post Office
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we cover the second scandal to hit Costello's government, the battle for Baltinglass post office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
The Day Ireland Became a Republic
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Niall of the Nine Hostages (Post Show Chat with Candlelit Tales)
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Christian Davies - The Marauding Mother Ross (Part 2)
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin finishes telling Jason about Kit Cavanagh, the 17th century Irish woman fighting for Churchill in the Spanish War of Succession Learn more about...
Kit Cavanagh - The Pretty Dragoon (Part 1)
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 L...
The Irish National Invincibles & the Phoenix Park Murders
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jason tells Kevin the story of The Irish National Invincibles, a splinter group of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, whose main objective was to assas...
Peg Plunkett
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Leeson, aka Peg Plunkett, was an 18th century courtesan who literally wrote the book on the Dublin brothel game. Learn more about your ad c...
The Theft of the Irish Crown Jewels
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
The Temple Bar Murders
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin about the Temple Bar murders of October 1867, when the Fenians clashed with the local Johnny Raws Learn more about your ad...
The Twelfth - The Battle of Aughrim (Part 6)
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Twelfth - Patrick Sarsfield and the Siege of Limerick (Part 5)
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Learn more a...
The Twelfth - The Battle of the Boyne (Part 4)
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Twelfth - The Siege of Derry (Part 3)
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Twelfth - The Glorious Revolution (Part 2)
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, th...
The Twelfth - The Rise of English Protestantism (Part 1)
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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'...
Irish Communism and the Return of the Jewels (Part 2)
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Rus...
Harry Boland and the Russian Crown Jewels (Part 1)
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the penultimate episode of season 3 Kevin starts telling Jason about the time the nascent Irish state lent the newly formed Russian government som...
Hamon Massey - Mansions, Money, and Murd...Self-Defence
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin the story of the fall and fall of the once great Massey clan, and their home at Killakee House, Rathfarnham. A tale of de...
Mary Elmes - The Oskar Schindler of Cork
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Kevin told Jason all about Mary Elmes, a genuine hero who dedicated her life to helping others; she travelled from Cork to Nazi...
Fenian Fi Fo Fum - Ireland invades Canada
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Jason continues the story of the Fenian Brotherhood from last week and tells Kevin about their attempts to invade Canada. Lea...
John O'Mahony and the Fenian Brotherhood
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Jason told Kevin all about the life of John O'Mahony, founder of the American Fenian Brotherhood Learn more about your ad choic...
Nelson's Pillar (and Other O'Connell Street Curios)
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Kevin told Jason about the rise and fall of Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, as well as a couple of other weird monuments t...
Darkey Kelly - The Murdering Madam of Maiden Tower
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Jason told Kevin the 100% true story of Darkey Kelly, the madam of the Maiden Tower brothel in Dublin who may (or may not) have...
Erskine Childers and the Howth Gun-Running
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Kevin told Jason all about Erskine Childers and his part in the Howth Gun-Running of 1914, where 1000's of German guns were del...
Albert Cashier - Trans...Atlantic War Hero
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of season 3 Jason read Kevin the story of Albert Cashier. Born in Co. Louth, he travelled to Illinois and made it big in the Uni...
John Mitchel - A Divided American (Part 2)
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s episode Kevin continues reading Jason the story of convicted felon, and infamous hypocrite, John Mitchel. In part two of the story w...
John Mitchel - A United Irishman (Part 1)
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s episode Kevin reads Jason the story of 19th century nationalist, and founder of the United Irishman, John Mitchel. This is a two par...
Don Hugo O'Conor - The Red Captain of Texas
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Jason reads Kevin the story of Hugh O'Conor, an Irish born man who made it big in the states on behalf of the Spanish crown. Th...
Francis Sheehy Skeffington and the 1916 Rising
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode Kevin reads Jason the tale of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington; a celebrated pacifist, feminist and socialist of early 1900s Ireland ...
Paddy McCarthy - It's a long, long way to Argentina
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin about Paddy McCarthy, a Tipperary man who took the boat to South America and became a major figure in Argentinian football...
The Leviathan of Parsonstown - The William Parsons Project
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason all about the Parson family of Birr, Co. Offaly. They built the worlds biggest telescopes and changed the field of astrono...
Nellie Cashman - Angel of the Cassiar
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Jason tell Kevin the story of Nellie Cashman, a Cork woman who followed the gold rush around America making a name for herself ...
Lady Betty - The Hangwoman of Roscommon
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode Kevin tells Jason the story of Elizabeth Sugrue aka Lady Betty aka the woman from hell. Oscar Wilde's father recorded the story ...
Lord Haw Haw - Ireland's premier Nazi DJ
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason tells Kevin the story of William Joyce, aka Lord Haw Haw of Zeesen, a young lad who grew up in Galway and went on to become a propagan...
Richard "Humanity Dick" Martin
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin tells Jason about Richard "Humanity Dick" Martin, a bad ass man from Galway who spent his days fighting for animal rights while also l...
Ballyrush and Görtzen - The Spy Who Loved Us
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dropping knowledge bombs like the Luftwaffe did spies into Ireland during the war, today's story is about a spy who dropped into Ireland out of a Luft...