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Clare to Connecticut: One Family’s Escape from the Great Hunger
Season 2 Episode 20
What can a micro-history of emigration, the story of a single townland, or even a single family, reveal about the wider Irish emigrant experience? In this episode, we trace the remarkable journey of …
Published on 7 hours ago
Phelan & Collender: The Irishmen Who Built an American Billiards Empire
Season 2 Episode 19
Michael Phelan, born in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, rose to prominence as one of America's most gifted billiards player and showmen. In New York he encountered Hugh Collender, from Cappoquin, Co. Wate…
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Irish in Wisconsin
Season 2 Episode 18
Wisconsin isn't the first state that springs to mind when it comes to the Irish American Diaspora. But though often more associated with Germans (and German beer!), Wisconsin had a notable Irish pres…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Irish Placenames in the USA
Season 2 Episode 17
In this episode, Fin and Damian trace the Irish legacy scattered across the American map through the placenames they left behind. The journey takes them from Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill, named for a Wexf…
Published on 4 weeks ago
The Red Branch: Dynamite, Death & Diaspora in 1880s San Francisco
Season 2 Episode 16
In the early 1880s, crates of California dynamite found their way to London — not for trade, but for terror. Irish revolutionaries in the United States were plotting bombings in the heart of the Brit…
Published on 1 month ago
America's Most Notorious Grave Robbery: Patrick Jones & the AT Stewart Case
Season 12 Episode 15
In 1878, one of the most infamous crimes in Gilded Age America stunned and captivated the nation: the corpse of Alexander Turney Stewart — an Irish immigrant turned millionaire merchant — was stolen …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Heiresses of the Wild Atlantic Way: American Fortunes, Irish Families
Season 12 Episode 14
When most people think of American heiresses marrying into the British or Irish aristocracy, they might picture Cora Crawley from Downton Abbey—the wealthy American who brought her fortune (and a bit…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Transatlantic 3.0: Cracking the Consistency Code
Season 2 Episode 13
We had an unplanned break in the show, but we’re back with a streamlined Transatlantic, having finally unlocked the secrets of recording across several time zones. Tune in to find out what we have pl…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Fenians AKA When Irish Americans invaded Canada
Season 2 Episode 12
One of the most famous Irish American organisations is the Fenians. In this episode, Damian and Fin are joined by Brennan MacDonald to explore the history of this enigmatic group. Brennan reveals how…
Published on 4 months ago
From Five Points to St. Peter’s: The Irish in New York
Season 2 Episode 11
Over the course of the 19th century, hundreds of thousands of Irish people moved to New York, leaving a lasting impact on the city. In this episode, Damian and Fin are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Stack a…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago