Tom Clarke Part Two
Revolutionary Ireland
Part two of the podcast on the Fenian, revolutionary and signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, Tom Clarke.
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Tom Clarke Part One
Revolutionary Ireland
Join Lorcan Collins as he examines the life of Thomas James Clarke, revolutionary, Fenian, signatory of the Proclamation and mastermind of the 1916 Easter Rising.
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Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life 8-13
Revolutionary Ireland
Final Chapters in Glimpses of an Irish Felon's Prison Life by Thomas Clarke.
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Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life 4-7
Revolutionary Ireland
Part two of a reading of Thomas J Clarke's Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life in preparation for a forthcoming episode of the Revolutionary Ireland Podcast on the life of Tom Clarke. This episode covers charpers four, five, six and seven. More to follow!
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Glimpses Of An Irish Felon's Prison Life 1-3
Revolutionary Ireland
Chapters 1 to 3 of Tom Clarke's book
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Noraid: Irish Northern Aid Committee
Revolutionary Ireland
Noraid was the organisation that raised money and awareness in the United States about the ongoing situation in the Six Counties in Ireland. This episode includes an interview with Robert Collins who is the author of a recently published book on Noraid. Join Lorcan Collins as he examines Noraid between 1970 and 1994.
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Thomas MacDonagh Pt.2
Revolutionary Ireland
Part two of the life of Thomas MacDonagh, poet, teacher, dramatist, writer, Irish language enthusiast, commandant of Jacobs Factory and executed on 3 May 1916 for his role in the Easter Rising.
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Thomas MacDonagh Pt.1
Revolutionary Ireland
Part one of the life of Thomas MacDonagh, teacher, poet, writer, Irish language enthusiast, Signatory of the 1916 Proclamation and executed for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916.
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Máire Comerford; Revolutionary
Revolutionary Ireland
In this episode Lorcan Collins examines the extraordinary life of Máire Comerford. Lorcan conducts an interview with Hilary Dully who has recently edited a memoir written by Máire.
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Handover of Dublin Castle 1922
Revolutionary Ireland
Join Lorcan Collins in this 34th episode of the Revolutionary Ireland Podcast as he looks at the handover of Dublin Castle in 1922. Lorcan interviews Dr. John Gibney, co-author with Kate O'Malley of a new book on the subject, The Handover.
info_outlineIn this episode Lorcan Collins is joined by Blanketmen Séanna Walsh and Laurence McKeown. From 1978 the Blanket Protest escalated into the refusal to slop out and the No Wash protest. Lorcan Collins examines the reasons behind this escalation which led to Republican prisoners smearing excrement on their cell walls leading to international attention focusing on the Blanket Protest. This episode covers the years 1978 to 1980 just before the Hunger Strikes began.