Dave Mac hosts a series of podcasts looking at different aspects of Cork’s rich history with a particular focus on the many significant events of 1920: the assassination of Lord Mayor Tomás MacCurtain in March, the death by hunger strike of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney in October and the Burning of Cork in December. Dave will be joined by various guest experts to delve deep into these stories that have made Cork the place it is today.
https://redfm.ie/shows/dave-macs-cork-history-matters
Latest episodes
John Creedon on An Irish Folklore Treasury and his interest in placenames, history, language and lore.
2 years ago -
40 mins
Cork History Matters
Author Jim O’Neill on The Nine Years War Part 2 – From The Battle of Kinsale 1601 to The Flight of the Earls 1607
2 years ago -
73 mins
Cork History Matters
Author Jim O’Neill on The Nine Years War Part 1 – Up To The Battle of Kinsale 1601
2 years ago -
81 mins
Cork History Matters
Faeries, Felons and Fine Gentlemen: A History of the Glen, Cork 1700-1980
2 years ago -
67 mins
Cork History Matters
Cork History Matters- Elvera Butler Downtown Kampus 1977 - 1981
2 years ago -
60 mins
Cork History Matters
Colum Kenny author of A Bitter War discusses the Irish Civil War 1922-23
2 years ago -
45 mins
Cork History Matters
Cork History Matters - The Double…How Cork Made GAA History in 1990
In this episode Dave talks to author Adrian Russell to pick apart a story full of stories set in an Ireland now gone, then in transition, a sun kissed summer of Ole Ole’s as ‘Italia 90’ fever raged and Prince brought sex and outrage in equal measure down the Pairc, a summer culminating in two epic weeks in September when Cork swept all before them and everyone with them…From The Canon O’Brien’s statement of intent number plate 90-C-27 to Babs Keatings infamous Donkeys Don’t Win Derbies to a game for the ages where the Rebels overcame Cyril Farrell & Tony Keady’s tribesmen 5-15 to 2-21 for their 27th Liam McCarthy.From Billy Morgan’s Fk The Bus We’ll Walk and Lock The Gates & Make Them Watch to two consecutive final defeats to Sean Boylan & Gerry McEntee’s Meath before the win over Mayo set up a double within a double & royal county redemption 11 to 9 as Cork’s 4th final in a row saw Sam Maguire return home for the 6th timeIt’s a story full of stories & full of characters from Thomas Mulcahy to Larry Tompkins To Kevin Hennessy John Kerins Ger Cunningham the double winning Teddy McCarthy and of course the special sauce that glued them all together John The Kid Cronin.So settle back and join Dave in the company of Adrian as they delve deep on The Double.
