Motorcades and Martyr Graves
Three Castles Burning
English - June 30, 2023 21:12 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsHistory Arts ireland irish republican dublin history socialist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy arrived into a city in crisis. As Dublin tenements seemed to be collapsing to the touch, the visit of a U.S President was a welcome distraction. In some ways, it was a distraction for him, too. History recalls New Ross, but in Dublin there were significant moments, captured brilliantly by reporters and writers like the poet Louis MacNeice.
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