4,000 Irish teenage girls were sent from famine workhouses to colonial Australia from 1848-50, men outnumbered women 7:1 & the girls needed permission from the British Empire to marry. Kate O'Malley and i hear their incredible stories on RTÉ Radio 1 at 10.30 open.spotify.com/episode/6OSEsm…

I’m not sure how to feel about this, but… My sister has discovered that - if you play my podcast at 0.75 speed - I sound disturbingly like... an intoxicated Philip @BoucherHayes We may need Annie West to adjudicate on this. open.spotify.com/show/5nUmJH7MY…

In this particular podcast Kate O'Malley Kate O’Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman Abie Philbin Bowman invite Siobhán McHugh podcast maker, critic, academic Siobhan McHugh to provide her insight while recounting the story of Eliza Frazier. Click to listen 2/3 rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… Christina Henri

Naval heroics, improvised gun-powder plans, cattle raids (to supply General Washington at Valley Forge) All feature in Episode 3, out later today... On RTÉ Radio 1 at 10.30pm Podcast here... (or wherever you listen, as 'Irish Imperial Lives') open.spotify.com/show/5nUmJH7MY…

📢 Ep. 3 of #IrishImperialLives with me and Abie Philbin Bowman is out today! Naval heroics, improvised gun-powder plans, cattle raids (to supply General Washington at Valley Forge) On RTÉ Radio 1 at 10.30pm 📻 Clue in the photo 😉 ⚓ Here's a link to the podcast: open.spotify.com/show/5nUmJH7MY…

He captured the first British ship for the early US Navy, recorded the fastest day’s sailing in the 18th Century and masterminded a cattle raid to resupply Washington at Valley Forge. The remarkable life of Wexford’s John Barry, now on RTÉ Radio 1 open.spotify.com/episode/4vAEj6…

When Irish indentured workers fought alongside enslaved Africans in 1650s Barbados, the Empire invented the idea of race (as noted by Emma Dabiri ) We track how “The Irish of the Caribbean” enforced & subverted that idea, in Ep 4 of #IrishImperialLives podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/iri…

When world’s collide! Great to see our Irish Stew guest novelist Cauvery Madhavan featured by EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, the great Irish #diaspora cultural resource which was also profiled on Irish Stew. Hear those and any of our 91 episodes to date at irishstewpodcast.com/episodes/

“The Irish of the Caribbean: Slave Owners and Whistle Blowers” is our theme for Episode 4 of Irish Imperial Lives. Kate O'Malley and I are joined by historian in residence of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - Catherine Healy At 10.30pm, RTÉ Radio 1 or podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/0yjVyL…

Ep. 4 of #IrishImperialLives The Irish of the Caribbean: Slave Owners and Whistle Blowers Abie Philbin Bowman and I are joined by historian in residence of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - Catherine Healy Catherine Healy At 10.30pm RTÉ Radio 1 or podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/0yjVyL…

The ⁦The Irish Times⁩ reporting that Kamala Harris is a descendant of an Irish slave owner in Jamaica… irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0… If you want to learn more about Irish slave owners & whistleblowers in the Caribbean, you’re in luck… ⁩ rte.ie/radio/radio1/i… ⁦RTÉ Radio 1

Unable to work in public health because of the marriage ban, Dr Patricia Sheehan volunteered as a speech therapist. One of her 1st pupils was Christy Brown. His huge intelligence & wit determined her resolve to help those with speech disorders. dib.ie/index.php/biog… #DIBLives

Ireland’s lesser known historical figures being given the VIP treatment in this fascinating new podcast : #IrishImperialLives from RTÉ Radio 1 an eye opener of a series! Kate O'Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman 👏🏽👏🏽

The lesser known characters of Irish history finally getting some recognition... Delighted that IrishCentral have picked up on 'Irish Imperial Lives' irishcentral.com/roots/history/…

Land rights for Irish tenant farmers! Land rights for Irish tenant farmers... in Colonial Australia?? The curious case - and many marriages - of Charles Gavan Duffy. From Monaghan, to Dublin, to Westminster, to Melbourne, to the French Riviera... rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

It was lovely having Professor Peter Gray of QUB History join me and Abie Philbin Bowman on RTÉ Radio 1 #IrishImperialLives. An in depth chat about the lesser-known Gavan Duffy. #ICYMI #ListenBack 📻👇 rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

📢 Final ep. of #IrishImperialLives airs on RTÉ Radio 1, 10.30pm. We visit India, and it's a humdinger. Could be delayed due to crunch #Olympic2024 🥊, not complaining 🌟. Plus 🇮🇪 & 🇮🇳 Olympians & friends #Kellie & Pvsindhu can #listenback together 🙌👇 open.spotify.com/episode/3Tdapc…

A real-life assassin, and master of disguise, who served in India, Ireland and 1930s Palestine. Tonight’s #IrishImperialLives may be delayed by Kellie Harrington’s Gold medal bout at the #Olympics. RTÉ Radio 1 at 11pm. But you can hear it now: Kate O'Malley podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/iri…

Curious about Kamala Harris’s link to Irish-born slave owner Hamilton Brown? Learn more in our bonus episode of ‘Irish Imperial Lives’ pod with Kate O'Malley & Dr Catherine Healy of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - a follow-up to Eps 1 & 4. #IrishImperialLives #Kamala open.spotify.com/episode/5gObpT…

Alia Papageorgiou ✏️ Eoghan Walsh I’ve a few favourites I listen to: 1. TheIrishHistoryShow 2. Irish Imperial Lives with Kate O'Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman 3. The Medieval Irish History Podcast 4.TudorandStewartIreland.com Podcast 5.History Ireland podcast