Billy Galligan

Sure, It’s Only History

History EN ↓ 27 episoder

Sure, It’s Only HistoryHistory. It happened. Someone should probably talk about it. Sure, It’s Only History is a podcast hosted by Billy Galligan — a Dublin man living in Georgia who has absolutely no business presenting a history podcast and is doing it anyway. Sure why not. From the events that shaped Ireland to the moments that derailed the rest of the world entirely, this show covers it all. Wars, disasters, rebellions, bad decisions, good intentions gone horribly wrong, and the occasional triumph against the odds — told the way history should always have been told. Over a cup of tea, with...

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Billy Galligan

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History

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22. okt. 2026

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Dublin in Flames: The Easter Rising’s Deadliest Days 02.07.2026 6:16

This episode follows the escalation of the Easter Rising in Dublin, from the HMS Helga shelling Liberty Hall to the firestorm on O’Connell Street and the civilian toll of urban warfare. It also covers the desperate stand at Mount Street Bridge, the surrender at Moore Street, and how public anger later transformed the rebels into martyrs.

How the Easter Rising Began in Secret 02.07.2026 5:10

Tom Clarke and Seán MacDiarmada rebuild the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the shadows, then race toward rebellion as World War I creates a brief opening for action. When the Aud’s rifles are lost and Eoin MacNeill cancels the Volunteers, Pearse and Connolly still choose to march into a doomed but world-changing uprising.