Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

In Part 2 of this Cowboy Special we talk about Sean Quinn and Anglo Irish Bank during the financial crash. The final episode, Part 3 - Revenge of the Quinn, will be out later today on Patreon AND Buy Me A Coffee so head over to either to get access and find out what happens next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the season 5 cowboy special! This time it's 2008's richest Irishman, Sean Quinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the season five finale Jason tells Kevin all about Gráinne Ní Mháille, the pirate queen. Thanks for all the support this season, happy St. Patrick's day and we'll see you all in a few weeks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kevin tells Jason the story of Eileen Flynn and her legal battle with the Sisters of the Holy Faith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's episode Kevin tells Jason the story of Dublin woman Violet Gibson and her crusade against Benito Mussolini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To finish off the Guglielmo Marconi story, Kevin told Jason about Marconi's Transatlantic Messaging Station in Clifden and his connection to the world's first transatlantic flight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of this two parter, Kevin tells Jason about the radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi and his connections to Ireland through the Jamesons of Jameson Whiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jason tells Kevin about Jim Leavy and Johnny Murphy, some Irish born gunslingers on the American frontier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kevin tells Jason the grim Irish origins of a popular 20th century phrase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jason tells Kevin the story of St. Brigid, one of Ireland's patron saints and a fine woman altogether. Actually, she came across as a bit annoying to be honest, and she wouldn't be high up on the list of the the saints you'd fancy a pint with.  However, it's St. Brigid's Day so we thought we'd cash in on all her clout and chase a few extra listeners that'll be googling her. Enjoy. ------...

This week Kevin tells Jason the story of the last man who stormed the US Capitol, General Robert Ross Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back and starting off season 5 with Jason telling Kevin all about the ancient Irish sport of Collar & Elbow wrestling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're finishing off this story, and the year, with the second part of the missing postman tale, the Trial of Stradbally. Happy Christmas everyone and we'll be back in a few weeks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a special, festive episode of Shite Talk for this Christmas season, all about the disappearance of the Kilmacthomas postman, Larry Griffin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To finish up our series on the fall of the 13th Dáil we talked out Dr. Noel Browne going up against the 1950s Catholic Hierarchy with his Mother and Child Scheme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we've got a Samhain (Halloween) special, featuring Ireland's most haunted house and a one handed man from Cavan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we cover the second scandal to hit Costello's government, the battle for Baltinglass post office.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For October we'll be covering the three scandals that brought down John A. Costello's 1948 rainbow coalition, the government of the 13th Dáil. First up, the day Ireland became a Republic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were guests on the excellent Candlelit Tales podcast last week were we talked about the historical reference of the ancient lord, Niall of the Nine Hostages. Listen to the first part of the episode (Episode 51) over at the Candlelit Tales Podcast or watch a recording of the livestream on their YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin finishes telling Jason about Kit Cavanagh, the 17th century Irish woman fighting for Churchill in the Spanish War of Succession Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin tells Jason the first part of the story of Christian "Kit" Cavanagh, a 17th century Dublin woman who went to great lengths to find her husband Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason tells Kevin the story of The Irish National Invincibles, a splinter group of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, whose main objective was to assassinate high ranking government officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret Leeson, aka Peg Plunkett, was an 18th century courtesan who literally wrote the book on the Dublin brothel game.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jason tells Kevin about the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels (aka the Jewels Belonging to the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick) back in 1907 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jason tells Kevin about the Temple Bar murders of October 1867, when the Fenians clashed with the local Johnny Raws Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices