Podcasts

Cork History Matters

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

John Creedon on An Irish Folklore Treasury and his interest in placenames, history, language and lore.

John Creedon talks to Dave Macardle about his book An Irish Folklore Treasury and explains the roots of his love of place names, history, language and lore. The book is a people’s history of Ireland and introduces a fascinating collection of stories from the Schools’ Collection. This treasure trove of old stories, ways and wisdom, which could have been lost for ever, was collected by schoolchildren as part of a nationwide project set up in the 1930s to preserve Irish folklore. Published here for the first time, this ‘best of’ selection includes chapters on ghost stories, agriculture, forgotten trades, schooling and pastimes. The result is an incredible arc of folk history that tells us about ourselves and how we lived long ago. Click to listen and drink deep....