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Episodes: 55
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 6.4k followers
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history@irishhistorypodcast.ie
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Host
Fin Dwyer - Historian and co-host focused on Irish and Irish-American history.
Damian Sheils - Historian and co-host focused on Irish and Irish-American history.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Catherine Healy - Irish Women Working As Domestic Servants In Nineteenth- And Early-twentieth-century America, Immigrant Working Lives, Discrimination, Vulnerabilities, And Transatlantic Family Support.
Victoria Pearson - Stephen Moylan’s Life, Irish Origins, The Moylan Family, And Irish Participation In The Revolutionary Generation Of 1776.
Tara M. McCarthy - Irish American Women’s Activism, Labor Reform, Nationalism, And Women’s Suffrage During The Gilded Age And Progressive Era.
Bryan C. Rindfleisch - George Galphin, Ulster Scot Migration, Colonial Frontiers, Muscogee Relationships, Deerskin Trading, Family, And Colonialism.
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Episodes
51. Irish America & Slavery
October 04, 2026
Irish America's relationship with African Americans in the mid-19th century has long been a focus for historians, particularly those trying to understand racism and Irish opposition to emancipation. But what if part of the answer lies not in New York or Boston, but in Ireland itself? In this episode, Fin and Damian are joined by Dr Ian Delahanty, Associate Professor of History at Springfield College, Massachusetts. Ian's award-winning work has shed new light on some of the origins of ...
50. Forest City Irish: The Story of Portland, Maine
September 27, 2026
Maine may not be the first place we think of when it comes to large Irish communities, but in the years after the Great Famine, the port city of Portland became home to a significant Irish population. The communities they developed began a strong connection between the city and Ireland that endures to this day, especially with the place most connected with its immigrants— Galway. In this episode, Fin and Damian are joined by historian, genealogist and author Matthew Jude Barker, the expert on...
49. Irish Domestic Servants in America
September 20, 2026
Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, tens of thousands Irish women worked as domestics. The "Irish Bridget" is one of the most recognisable stereotypes of Irish America, but what was life really like for these women, who were the subject of such extensive cariacture and discrimination? In this episode, Fin and Damian are joined by Dr Catherine Healy, Historian-in-Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and an expert on Irish domestic service. In the show we explore the reality ...
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