Podcast: Bram Stoker and the Cholera Epidemic of 1832
Dr Marian McGarry and Dr Fiona Gallagher speak to Cathal Brennan and John Dorney about how the great cholera epidemic of 1832 …
Revisiting the ‘Limerick Pogrom’ of 1904
By Seán William Gannon On the evening of 11 January 1904, Fr John Creagh took the pulpit during mass at the Redemptorist …
Podcast: Public Housing in Twentieth Century Dublin with Ruth McManus
Cathal Brennan and John Dorney talk to Dr Ruth McManus about public housing in twentieth century Dublin. Ruth McManus is the associate …
Podcast: Ida Milne and the Spanish Flu of 1918
John Dorney interviews Dr Ida Milne on the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic of 1918. Ida Milne is the author of Stacking the Coffins, …
Epidemics in Ireland – A Short History
By John Dorney At the time of writing, (March 30 2020), Ireland is in lockdown. Almost all normal work and social activity …
Hair Cutting and Women in the War of Independence
By Margaret Ward As a result of the disturbing addition to the War of Independence exhibition at Collins Barracks of the remnants …
‘A Hopeless and Thankless job’ The Dispensary Doctor in Ireland
By John Dorney Sickness in rural Ireland before modern times was a serious business. Medical help was hard to find. In 19th …