The Irish at War

Today I talk with Dr Conor McNamara about the Connaught Rangers Mutiny in India June 1920 on its centenary. Follow Dr McNamara's Twitter page @ConorMacHistory His books: Liam Mellows, Soldier of the Irish Republic War and Revolution in the West of Ireland and others. Follow me on Twitter @irelandbattles and Patreon/TheIrishatWar

I speak with historian Stephen Callaghan about Birr Barracks, the Leinster Regiment, his dig for WW1 Mock Trenches and conservation of local soldiers' memorials. Find Stephen's work at www.thebarracksquare.ie

Today I talk with Abbie McGowan from the Battle of Aughrim Heritage Centre about the Battle of Aughrim- Ireland's bloodiest battle. Follow them on Twitter @1691Aughrim And me @Irelandbattles

I talked with John Dorney about Ireland's neutrality during the Second World War.

I interviewed Dr. Mary McAuliffe on Margaret Skinnider, the subject of her newest book and the role of female combatants in the Irish Revolutionary Period.

I interview historian Seán Gannon about what happened to the RIC, Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries after the Irish War of Independence. Many of them end up in Palestine and many Irish men go too.

I interviewed Dr. Jim O'Neill of Queen's University Belfast about Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and the Nine Years War.

I talk to Damian Shiels about the Irish involvement in the American Civil War

The Battle of Dublin 1171 was a mismatch of a colossal scale. Rory O'Connor, the High King of Ireland and his army of 30,000 Irish-Norse besiege 2,000 Normans lead by Strongbow in the tiny cramped walls of medieval Dublin.

Intro to the series on the Irish and Ireland at war throughout the last millennium.

A podcast on the Battle of Kinsale in 1601. What happened? Who was involved? Why it turned out the way it did? What the individual soldier experienced. What were the major political consequences of this battle?

Part three of the Kilmichael Ambush looks at phrase four of the ambush where the controversial "False Surrender" took place. I delve into the evidence and eye witness statements to see if they corroborate with Tom Barry's account. I also mention the role that British Naval Intelligence may have played in the War and how that effected the outcome at Kilmichael on the cold November evening.

Part two of the Kilmichael Ambush breaks down the actual fighting of the ambush in to several parts. Part two looks at phases 1-3 of the fighting detailing how it began, what happened and how the Auxiliaries reacted.

The Kilmichael Ambush was a major victory for the IRA during the War of Independence, they killed 16 members of the Crown Forces &lost three themselves. However, controversy has surrounded Kilmichael ever since 1920 with accusations of a false surrender, brutal murder of Crown Forces and alleged mutilation of corpses. I'll examine the engagement in detail and try to bring what really happened to light.