The History and Heritage Podcast

If you liked my episode telling you all that I'm writing a book, you'll love this one! In it, I tell you how I got from a blank canva document to the all the different stories I found while researching!!!  https://www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster https://historyandheritagepod.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips  

If you liked my episode telling you all that I'm writing a book, you'll love this one! In it, I tell you how I got from no interest to the stage of the book nearly finished!! (Well, kinda. Also Kinda not.) You'll understand when you listen!! www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster https://historyandheritagepod.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips    

Here at The History and Heritage Podcast; I try to show the world the more hidden aspects of the past connected to Ireland. Not necessarily kings, queens and politicians (though those, too!). Another person interested in that was Eavan Boland. Learn all about her with today's episode, with me, Liam Blake!! Enjoy! instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster https://substack.com/@liamblake845605

Join Liam Blake on The History and Heritage Podcast as we travel through Seamus Heaney's later life, the "N" Thing (you'll understand when you listen), his last few collections, and, unfortunately, his death. www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster

Join Liam Blake on The History and Heritage Podcast as we travel through his early career, The "Belfast Group", his Marriage, and right to before his star starts to shine internationally! www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster

"A four foot box, a foot for every year". To most, that quote is unmistakeable, and, on this Episode, join Liam Blake on The History and Heritage podcast, as he takes you through the Childhood and young adulthood of the most famous of Irish poets: Seamus Heaney   www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster

  Did you know that most people can’t name more than three or four native Irish animal breeds? Yet, our eastern-Atlantic teddy-shaped rock is actually home to twenty-one distinct, living embodiments of our heritage. In this special announcement, host Liam Blake reveals his upcoming book, "Ireland’s Native Breeds." From the Irish Wolfhound—a near mythical giant that can stand over two meters tall—t...

What is the only Western Democracy to have given their official condolences on the Death of Adolf Hitler. Ireland.   Join Liam Blake on the History and Heritage podcast as we explore this very thing! www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster

The History and Heritage podcast's host, Liam Blake, reads "The Sack of Baltimore" by Thomas Davis, written in 1842. www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster

You heard talk of Crooke, and Janzoon, and O'Driscoll, but who were they, really?! And what were their lives like! Join Liam Blake on the History and Heritage Podcast to find out! www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster

What Happened in Ireland and England when the ships had sailed? Well, find out by joining Liam Blake on the History and Heritage Podcast! www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster

There's no going back now! The Baltimore residents are on their way to Algiers. Join Liam Blake as he transports you along with them; although your life is definitely easier than what they had to endure... or was it! Listen to the next episode of The History and Heritage Podcast to find out!

Finally, we get to the actual event itself. From Military tactics, to putting you right in one of the houses, to the role of William Harris...   Join Liam Blake as he guides you through this most under-appreciated of events, and the importance of the actions of Mr. Harris. Enjoy! Share! https://www.instagram.com/liamblakepodcaster/

Well, Last week we met the players, now we get to the warm up! If you've ever wondered about 17th Century Piracy, Slavery, Seafaring or Irish History (of course!) This episode is for you!   Join Liam Blake as he takes you on board the Man-o-War and Polacca (listen to the episode to learn about what that is!) only a "musket" shot off the coast. Knowing they could be rumbled with a shout or even a s...

What do you get when you cross a Dutch-born Algerian Pirate with a Protestant Settlement in 1630s Ireland, and mix in disposessed Catholics? The SACK OF BALTIMORE!    Join Liam Blake as he takes you through the setting and key players in the lead up to one of Ireland's biggest hidden historical moments, on The History and Heritage Podcast!

Hello everyone! Here is the FINAL episode in my "people you wouldn't think are Irish" series, and the FINAL episode on the life of Henry George "Harry" Ferguson; Founder Pilot, Formula 1 pioneer, and Founder of the great Massey-Ferguson Company! Hope you Enjoy!

Hello Everyone! Welcome back to the life of Harry Ferguson!    Last time we left you "in the lurch" of World War one was just about to start.  Well, in THIS episode, Henry George Ferguson (his full name) gets brought in by the Irish authorities to a very important role, and ends up in the environment he'd been trying to escape since he was a teenage boy! It was just as well for history that he did...

If you have anything to do with Agriculture, you'll know the name Massey Ferguson, right? Well he's Irish, or Northern-Irish at least, and this here is a time machine all the way back through his story! hope you enjoy!

How does a boy born in County Kerry become the face of Britain’s wartime recruitment? In this episode of The History and Heritage Podcast, Liam Blake traces the remarkable journey of Herbert Kitchener, born near Ballylongford in the shadow of the Great Famine. From an Irish childhood shaped by land, empire, and tension, Kitchener rises through the British Army to global fame. The episode follows h...

Join Liam Blake as he takes you through the life of one of Ireland's most interesting of Daughters: Ninette de Valois!   Born Edris Stannus,  in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, she defied all expectations (particularly her father's) to become, in part thanks to her family's cook, the most famous and consequential dancers the world has ever seen

Most people think they know Ernest Shackleton. An English imperial hero. A figure of polar legend. A product of empire. But look closer. Born in Kildare and shaped by the radical Quaker culture of Ballitore, Shackleton carried an Irish instinct for leadership long before the ice closed in around the Endurance. His famous calm under pressure — and his refusal to sacrifice men for glory — did not ap...

Arthur Wellesley is remembered as a British icon. In reality, he was Irish-born, Irish-shaped, and surrounded by Irish soldiers at every stage of his life. From his childhood at Dangan Castle in County Meath, through his years in the Irish Parliament, to India, the Peninsula, and finally Waterloo, this episode explores the hidden Irish foundations of the man known as the Duke of Wellington. Along...

Ireland and Poland are usually linked in the modern imagination by EU migration and contemporary politics. But their relationship is far older — stretching back over 5,000 years. This episode traces the long, forgotten connections between the two countries, from Bronze Age DNA and Baltic trade routes, through medieval Irish monks in Krakow, Irish mercenaries fighting for Polish kings, Polish famin...

What if the "operating system" for ancient Irish spirituality was actually coded in the Egyptian desert? In this episode, we peel back the layers of a 3,500-year-old bilateral relationship that connects the Nile Valley to the Atlantic coast. This isn't just a story of myths and legends—it is a documentable history of moving people and power. We dive into the "3–2–1" of this extraordinary connectio...

Did you know South Korea is often called the "Ireland of Asia"? 🇮🇪🇰🇷 From shared struggles for independence to modern classroom innovations, our histories are more connected than you think. 📍 1920: The Tonga Ilbo reported on the massive funeral of Cork Mayor Tomás Mac Curtain, assassinated by British police on March 20, 1920. Just months later, the world mourned the death of hunger striker Terenc...