Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

William Brown the Admiral of Argentina with Stephen Mullan

November 05, 2022 16:37 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

This week we were joined by Stephen Mullan when we talked about the great Admiral William "Guillermo" Brown, a Mayo man done good in Argentina. You should go follow Stephen on social media @thestephenmullan, then while you're there follow the podcast @shitetalkhistory and while you're at THAT, come see us live in Belfast: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-an-irish-history-live-in-the-sunflower-with-darren-matthews-tickets-448714857217

The Dolocher - Dublin's Own ManBearPig

October 29, 2022 14:30 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

This week Kevin brings Jason a scary story for the festive season that's in it. Dublin's very own Al Gore. We'll have our Halloween/Banshee episode from our live gig in Cork up later today on the Patreon too! Find that over here: https://www.patreon.com/shitetalkhistory And if you're looking for tickets to our Belfast show on Novemeber 24th, you can find those here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-an-irish-history-live-in-the-sunflower-with-darren-matthews-tickets-448714857217

'Typhoid' Mary Mallon - The Superest of Spreaders

October 20, 2022 13:16 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

Somehow we didn't think to do this episode during that whole pandemic thing, so we're timely as usual. But anyway, it's never too late, so here's an episode about ol' Mary Mallon, the superest of spreaders. We have a live Halloween Special recording in Cork on Thursday October 27th in Couglans, get your tickets here - https://www.coughlans.ie/whats-on/comedy-cavern-shite-talk-live-podcast-11146296

The F1 man from Dundalk, a Tommy Byrne story

October 09, 2022 19:23 - 1 hour - 110 MB

For this episode Kevin told Jason all about the Dundalk's fastest man you've never heard of, Tommy Byrne. We have a live gig coming up in Cork for Halloween, you can buy tickets here - https://www.coughlans.ie/whats-on/comedy-cavern-shite-talk-live-podcast-11146296

The Burke & Hare Murders with Ben Verth

September 27, 2022 17:20 - 1 hour - 136 MB

Welcome back to Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast! Sorry for the summer break! To kick off Season 9 we have a tale about two Irishmen murdering a bunch of Scots, and a few Irish for good measure, in Edinburgh back in the 1800s. No better man to join us and explain everything we got wrong than Edinburgh comedian Ben Verth! Ben wrote the book on Burke and Hare, or technically it was a college dissertation, but who comes to this podcast for facts? You can find Ben somewhere at a gig in Ire...

TD Mattie McGrath: A Cowboy Special

August 09, 2022 17:11 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

Here's the opening bit of a recent episode we did on Patreon about Tipp's finest TD, Mattie McGrath. If you want to hear the rest of this episode, and all the other stuff we've been doing on Patreon, you can get it all for a fiver by signing up here!

The Dundalk Jailbreak

July 27, 2022 11:09 - 52 minutes - 48 MB

100 years ago today, on the 27th of July 1922, Frank Aiken (the future Tánaiste of Ireland) orchestrated the biggest jailbreak in Irish history when his battalion blew a hole in the side of the Dundalk Gaol. We got to record an episode about the jail break live from inside the Gaol (which is now the Oriel Centre) back in May and we're realising the audio for the centenary. If you've been missing us talking shite we've been releasing episodes all month over on the patreon, you can join here fo...

The Hellfire Club

July 08, 2022 13:34 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

For the last episode of the season we jumped on the Stranger Things bandwagon and talked about Dublin's Hellfire Club. Thanks for listening to our shite for another season and we'll see ye all in September! But if you miss our voices you can follow the patreon here, you can follow us on instagram here and you can find out about our comedy club here!

Get Johannes Of That Painting - Vermeer Theft, The IRA, and The General

June 24, 2022 14:44 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

We went to Amsterdam on holiday and met up with one of our favourite Irish internet personalities, Cork comedian Ronan Brosnan, AKA Shite Guides, AKA The Delivery Boy, AKA a very sound lad altogether. We discussed Amsterdam, Cork, the boring paintings of Johannes Vermeer, and the exciting thefts of the boring paintings of Johannes Vermeer by the Ra, AKA the IRA. You call follow Ronan's Youtube channel over at Shite Guides, and check out his music as The Delivery Boy with his Minimum Wage Mi...

James Joyce live with Donal Fallon

June 10, 2022 14:18 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

This is the recording from our live 100th episode / 3rd birthday show we did last month, thanks a million to everyone who came out for it, and a special thanks to our wonderful guest on the night, Donal Fallon! You can hear more of Donal's work on his own (much more successful) podcast, Three Castles Burning, and if you want to hear more of US you can sign up to our patreon to get access to all the bonus content here!

That Time the French Invaded Ireland with Andrew Dorman

June 04, 2022 08:35 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

This week we had Andrew Dorman on to tell us about the 18th century Irish army and the time the French invaded. Andrew's a fine man (and soon to be historical doctor) so go check out his comedy shows!

The Clones Cannibal with Damo Clarke

May 26, 2022 09:08 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

This week we had Damo Clarke on to talk with us about a Monaghan man who made it big in Tasmania back in the 1800s. Damo is one of the resident MCs of the Craic Den Comedy Club in Dublin which you should all check out if you're in town, but even if you're not, you can pretend you are by listening to their podcast here. And if you like listening to podcasts, why not listen to more of ours over on the patreon!

Brendan the Navigator with Shane Clifford

May 17, 2022 10:58 - 2 hours - 121 MB

This week we had Shane Clifford on to talk about Ireland's favourite saint, the man who found America (100% confirmed), and Kerry's finest son, St. Brendan the Navigator. Shane is a great man all together, you can find more of his stuff on IG here, on twitter here and on his own podcast here We also talked for far too long and ended up putting all our film and general shite talk on our patreon, which you can sign up to here And (this is the last time we'll plug it!) you can get tickets to ou...

Wezz Nightclub with Fiona Frawley

May 13, 2022 09:26 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

We had Fiona Frawley on with us this week to talk to us about the teenage mecca of Dublin's early 2000s nightlife, Wezz Nightclub. You can (and should) follow Fiona on IG here And you can get tickets to our last live show of the year here: James Joyce in the Wild Duck with Donal Fallon of 3 Castles Burning

James Joyce live in the Wild Duck - 3rd birthday - 100th Episode

May 12, 2022 11:09 - 1 minute - 1000 KB

Hello! We're celebrating our 3rd birthday / 100th episode in the Wild Duck on Thursday the 19th of May, we'll be doing the show live in the heart of temple bar and talking about James Joyce with Dublin's own Donal Fallon! You can purchase tickets from this link, it's €18 including all fees and comes with a free pint on the night - Wild Duck Tickets

John Philpot Curran with Roger O'Sullivan

May 06, 2022 08:54 - 1 hour - 96 MB

For this week's episode we're talking about the famous Corkconian lawman, John Philpot Curran. It's an episode we recorded a few weeks ago with Roger O'Sullivan and we're releasing it now because himself and Denis Len have just released the first episode of their new podcast, Unexplained Legends! So if you enjoy this show definitely go check them out. We've got two live shows left in Ireland for 2022 so you should come see us in either: Dundalk - Dundalk Gaol for a retelling of the 1922 Ja...

Edward Carson with Darren Matthews

April 29, 2022 08:35 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

This week Kevin told Jason, and our guest Darren Matthews, all about the life and times of Edward Carson, the father of Ulster Unionism. We've got two shows left in Ireland for 2022 so you should come see us in either: Dundalk - Dundalk Gaol for a retelling of the 1922 Jail Break Dublin - Wild Duck with Donal Fallon of 3 Castles Burning Also, go check out Jordan Robinson who joined us for the first Edward Carson reading when we did it live in the Sunflower, Belfast!

1913 Lockout with Donal Fallon (Three Castles Burning)

April 22, 2022 00:58 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

We were delighted to get the opportunity to record this episode about the 1913 lockout, live inside the historic Emmet Hall of Inchicore. The building was once owned by James Larkin and home to one of the striker leaders, and later one of the men executed for 1916, Michael Mallin. If you want to hear more of ourselves and Donal Fallon you can come join us in the Wild Duck in Dublin on the 19th of May by getting tickets here! Also, a huge thanks to D8 Development and Lauren Tuite for setting...

O'Donovan Rossa with Des Bishop

April 14, 2022 19:37 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Hello! For the first episode of Season 8 we had Des Bishop on to talk about the original Fenian bad boy (slash possible father of modern terrorism) Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa! We've got three shows left in Ireland for 2022 so you should come see us in: Carlow - Scragg's Alley with Shannon Basso Gaule Dundalk - Dundalk Gaol for a retelling of the 1922 Jail Break Dublin - Wild Duck with Donal Fallon of 3 Castles Burning

Ireland's First Heavyweight Pro Wrestling Champion - Danno O'Mahony

April 02, 2022 14:44 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

We were joined by Mob Theatre's Stephen Bradley and John Spillane to talk about the life and times of the great Danno O'Mahony, Ireland's first ever Pro Wrestling Champ! For tickets to our 3-Year-Birthday/100th Episode Special with Donal Fallon click on over to here, and for all our other gigs in Mullingar, Carlow, and Dundalk head this way.

Live Dublin Show with Donal Fallon of 3 Castles Burning

March 23, 2022 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.21 MB

We're celebrating our 3rd birthday and 100th episode soon in the Wild Duck, Dublin, with our brilliant guest, Donal Fallon of Three Castles Burning! The show will be on the 19th of May, tickets are €18 (including all booking fees) and you can buy them from here: Wild Duck Show If you can't make the Dublin show you can get tickets to all our other shows below: 7th of April in Mullingar 22nd of April in Carlow 13th of May in Dundalk

The Master Prankster of Cork

March 05, 2022 11:41 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

For the last proper episode of season 7 Kevin told Jason all about the exploits of Horace de Vere Cole, the master prankster of Cork. We had a class time last night doing our live show in Cork (the audio will be up on the patreon soon) but if you're reading this today, Saturday the 5th of March, come see us both do stand up in the CoCo Comedy Club in Cork tonight! You can get tickets here

Live Gigs - Cork, Belfast, Dublin, Mullingar

March 01, 2022 21:20 - 1 minute - 1.72 MB

You can get tickets or all our upcoming shows below: Friday 4th of March in Coughlans, Cork with Roger O'Sullivan here Thursday 10th of March in the Sunflower, Belfast with Jordan Robinson here Sunday 20th of March in Sin E, Dublin with Allie O'Rourke here Thursday 7th of April in Columbia Bar, Mullingar here Thursday 19th of May in The Wild Duck, Dublin with Donal Fallon here

Shite Talk Film Club - Excalibur

February 22, 2022 20:13 - 1 hour - 92.2 MB

We decided to release the second ever episode of our Film Club for free this week to give you all a taste of what's behind that sweet, sweet Patreon paywall. Joining us for this episode is Entertainment.ie's Movie Editor, Brian Lloyd (@BrianMLloyd) as we head back to 1981 for John Boorman's 'Excalibur' as we try to figure out what the hell was going on in this film. The Film Club's third episode will be behind the Patreon as usual, so if you want to hear us break down 'Leap Year' later thi...

Live Shows - Dublin, Cork, Belfast

February 19, 2022 09:00

Last few tickets for tonights show (19th of Feb) in Sin E, Dublin here Friday 4th of March in Coughlans, Cork with Roger O'Sullivan here Thursday 10th of March in the Sunflower, Belfast with Jordan Robinson here

The Time Ireland Got Scammed By Stamps

February 14, 2022 14:29 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

For this weeks episode Kevin told Jason about the time the people of Ireland got taken for a spin by a stamp salesman We're doing a live show in Sin E, Dublin on the 19th of February (this Saturday) and you can get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/260269482027

Thomas Francis Meagher - The Young Irelander

February 03, 2022 17:18 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

This week Jason tells Kevin all about Irish nationalist Thomas Francis Meagher and his role in the Young Irelander rebellion Get tickets to our lives shows in Dublin & Cork here: https://linktr.ee/shitetalkhistory The title picture was colourised by reddit user u/packersfanmw87

Live Gigs - Dublin & Cork

February 02, 2022 18:11 - 4 minutes - 3.18 MB

Hello! We've got some live shows coming up this Spring, there'll be more to be announced soon but for now there's: Sin E, Dublin - 19th of February with Hysteria Comedy Coughlans, Cork - 4th of March with Roger O'Sullivan Tickets for both (and all future gigs) can be found here: https://linktr.ee/shitetalkhistory

Munster Rugby vs New Zealand All Blacks

January 27, 2022 16:02 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

This week Jason tells Kevin the story of the time time Munster Rugby faced the almight All Blacks in Thomond Park, 1978...and also every other time the sides met, which weren't as fun.

Brian & James Fuck Each Other - Michael Collins the movie

January 21, 2022 19:23 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

This is a crossover, bonus episode we did with Brian O'Toole & James Cadden from the Brian & James Fuck Each Other podcast where we talked about Michael Collins the movie, Carlow living and our dreams for a new republic. You can check out the BJ-FEO podcast where ever you're listening to this one: https://myurls.co/brianandjamesfuckeachother

McElroy the WW1 Flying Ace

January 14, 2022 13:16 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

This week Kevin tells Jason all about Dublin's George McElroy, a distinguished WW1 fighter pilot and flying Ace

Vietnam Special with Nghĩa Mai

January 09, 2022 22:01 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

This is a bonus Sunday episode that we recorded a few weeks ago where we talked with Vietnamese born / Dublin based comic Nghĩa Mai about a few of the connections between Ireland and Vietnam. You can find more from Nghĩa on IG @nmaicomedy and twitter @nmai_comedy

The Oilliphéist & other Irish Sea Beasts

December 30, 2021 16:21 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

This week Jason tells Kevin all about Ireland's most famous sea beasts; from Fionn mac Cumhaill's Caoránach to Killarney's Muckie, and all the Oilliphéists in between. Also, happy new year to ye all!

The Great Northern Bank Robbery

December 24, 2021 16:02 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

For our Christmas special Kevin tells Jason the story of the 7th largest bank robbery in the history of robbing banks. Merry Christmas everyone, hopefully if you're stuck in quarantine with covid this will distract you for a bit! Omicron is only a wee bollix.

The Most Handsome Man in Ireland

December 16, 2021 23:47 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

This week Jason tells Kevin all about local Carlow man, Beauchamp Bagenal. Described as an Irish rake, buck, duellist and politician, he was known (for a time) as the most handsome man in Ireland.

The Children of Lir

December 08, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

It's time for an old mythological Irish story you've probably all heard before too many times but, likes us, have more than likely forgotten, if not some of the details, the complete story entirely other than...SWANS!!! We're also doing a live gig in Kilkenny tomorrow (the 9th of December) where we'll be talking about Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh, definitely one of the most interesting subjects we've covered yet. We'll be joined on the night with another local man, comedian Mike Rice! If you ...

Vere Goold the Tennis Star

November 30, 2021 17:51 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

Hello! Welcome back to season 7 and an episode about one of Ireland's premiere tennis players, Vere Goold. We're also doing a live gig in Kilkenny next week (the 9th of December) where we'll be talking about Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh, definitely one of the most interesting subjects we've covered yet. We'll be joined on the night with another local man, comedian Mike Rice! If you wanna come see us then here's the tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-an-irish-history-podcast-live-...

Live Kilkenny Gig + New Season Announcement!

November 29, 2021 22:49 - 1 minute - 1.65 MB

We're bringing our second ever live show to Ryan's Bar in Kilkenny on December 9th, where Kevin will be reading the story of local man Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh to Jason and special guest, Kilkenny's own Mike Rice! Also, the new season is out tomorrow! Tickets to the gig are available at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-an-irish-history-podcast-live-in-kilkenny-with-mike-rice-tickets-207124764747 Ryan's Bar, 3 Friary Street, Kilkenny. December 9th. Doors 7.30PM ...

Live - Samhain Special

October 21, 2021 10:45 - 1 minute - 1.58 MB

We're doing our first live show next week! We're both back in the same country for the first time in over two years and we'll be swapping Irish ghost and horror stories for a Shite Talk Samhain Special Doors at 19:00 Saturday the 30th October Downstairs in Sin É, Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/shite-talk-history-samhain-special-tickets-189500941417

The Orange Order

October 09, 2021 14:47 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

To finish off season 6 we're doing an episode about the Orange Order, as suggested to us on Patreon by Monica Neuhauser! We're also delighted to announce that (with Jason's return to Ireland) we'll be doing some live shows over the next few weeks, the first of which will be a Halloween Special in Sin E on the 30th of October!

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