Short Story Time: Guests of the Nation by Frank O' Connor

What's the History?

English - January 15, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
History history funny interesting historical ireland Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: An English Pervert Who Stole A Family and A Russian Maritime Fuster Cluck

Next Episode: Ned Kelly and Some Kick-Ass Irish Women in History

This week a solo Claire reads a short story by Irish literary giant, Frank O' Connor. The story is set during the Irish War of Independence where two English soldiers are held prisoner by the IRA. When the soldiers and their Irish minders start to bond, conflict arises over what to do with them.
Fi is absent for this episode but will return very soon. I missed her :(