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A History of Epidemics in Ireland
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Recently I discovered that my great great grandmother Catherine Murphy lost her sister and her daughter within two days of each other in February 1919 during the Great Flu pandemic. This highlighted how disease has long been part of our history. For this episode I decided to catch up with the historian John Dorney who recently published an article on the history of epidemics in Ireland. You can find John's article on epidemics in Ireland and also his great podcast the Irish History Show at theIrishstory.com.Support the show:www.patreon.com/irishpodcastwww.irishhistorypodcast.ie/shop For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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The Norman Conquest of Connacht: During the high summer of 1235 the west of Ireland witnessed one of the most violent chapters in its history when the Normans launched their conquest of the west. This campaign culminated in the storming of an Island fortress using siege engines on flo... by Irish History Podcast