15 Best Irish History Podcasts

1. Three Castles Burning

Three Castles Burning is a social history podcast, dedicated to the story of the Irish capital. Dublin is a city of many stories, Three Castles Burning tells some of the more forgotten ones.
Podcast threecastlesburning.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Donal Fallon
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 16.1K Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 42 min Since Nov 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

A somewhat accurate retelling of Irish history stories.Join Irish stand up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland's silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past.
Podcast spreaker.com
Producer/Network Shite Talk History
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 602Twitter Followers 184Instagram Followers 9.5K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 58 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. History Ireland

The History Ireland Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from the earliest times to the present day, in an effort to give the listener a sense of the distant past but also to offer a contemporary edge.
Podcast historyireland.com
Producer/Network History Ireland
Email ****@historyireland.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 18.9KTwitter Followers 22.5K Frequency 4 episodes/year Avg Length 69 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

4. The History Of Ireland

The Irish Republic's foundation is one hell of a story, complete with spying secretaries, pig thieves, politicians, poets, school teachers, and the world's biggest empire. The History of Ireland is a podcast that explores the causes, characters, and aftermath of the Irish War of Independence in quick, bite-sized episodes.
Podcast thehistoryofireland.com
Producer/Network Kevin Dolan
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 866 Frequency 10 episodes/year Avg Length 19 min Since Mar 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. The Clare Oral History Podcast

This podcast delves into the thousands of Irish life stories in the archive of the Irish Oral History and Folklore Group known as Cuimhneamh a Chláir or Clare Memories. We're based in Co. Clare in the West of Ireland. The oral histories we've gathered reveal ordinary lives and extraordinary stories.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Producer/Network Clare Memories / Cuimhneamh an Chláir
Email ****@clarememories.ie
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 243 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

6. Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience

Join Danny Houlihan Historian and Author on a historical voyage of discovery through the landscape of Ireland. Through its people its heritage & its rugged coastline this is truly Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience.
Podcast dannyhoulihanirishexperience.podbean.com
Producer/Network Danny Houlihan Historian Author Musician
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

7. The Irish History Show

The Irish History Show is presented and produced by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney. The show looks at many different aspects of Irish history with expert guests from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.
Podcast irishhistoryshow.ie
Producer/Network Cathal Brennan and John Dorney
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Facebook Followers 4.9KTwitter Followers 6.1K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 65 min Since Mar 2015 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

8. Revolutionary Ireland

Join Lorcan Collins for a weekly podcast about Ireland's revolutionary history. Concentrating on the Easter Rising of 1916, The War of Independence 1919-21 and the Irish Civil War 1922-23. The show will also feature episodes on all aspects of revolutionary Irish history from 1798 to the Hunger Strikes of the 1980s. Revolutionary Ireland Podcast also features guest historians and activists.
Podcast 1916rising.com
Producer/Network Lorcan Collins Revolutionary Ireland
Email ****@1916rising.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 8.3KTwitter Followers 9.6K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

9. The Echo Of The Thunder

A podcast about the history and politics of Irish republicanism featuring a range of interviews with historians, activists, writers, and artists. Presented and produced by Daniel Baker.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Daniel Baker
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Apple Rating 4 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 76 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

10. Dublin Festival of History Podcast

The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organized by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company. The Festival has gained a reputation for attracting best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile weekend of history talks and debate.
Podcast dublinfestivalofhistory.ie
Producer/Network Dublin Festival of History
Email ****@dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 4.6KTwitter Followers 7.5KInstagram Followers 4.3K Frequency 8 episodes/year Avg Length 54 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

11. The Irish At War

The Irish at War is a podcast about the military history of Ireland and of Irish people. Whether fighting in Ireland or in foreign service, this podcast aims to examine all the details from the man on the ground to the bigger picture consequences of the battle.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Twitter Followers 41.3K Since Mar 2018 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

12. Finding Home

A podcast series presented by the Irish American Archives Society exploring the Irish immigrants and their descendants whose struggles and sacrifices helped to build an American city and make up the history of the Irish in Cleveland. The second series consists of interviews with Clevelanders sharing information and stories about the history of the Irish in Cleveland.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network The Irish American Archives Society
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

13. We, The Irish

We, The Irish, is a podcast is dedicated to Ireland's history and stories which you might not be all too familiar with. Ireland is a land of great people, and great stories, both of which get forgotten all too quickly. This Podcast looks to share their stories and share the message of Ireland with the world.
Podcast podtail.com
Producer/Network Oran & Ryhan O’Halloran
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Since Mar 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

14. Unreal Irish Folklore

Unreal is a podcast about Irish history, stories, folklore, and tradition. Each episode searches for the origins of some of Ireland's most famous myths and folklore and takes a fresh look at exciting legends and history that have become almost forgotten in centuries past.
Podcast unrealpodcast.com
Producer/Network Ruth A
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 3.5KTwitter Followers 334 Since Sep 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact