A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes

and n Great St. Patrick’s Day gift. RE-EDITED TEXT BASED ON THE RADIO PROGRAMMES From The Ice Age to Northern Ireland’s Peace Settlement and everything in between … The Great Winter Freeze 1740. Famine. Crime and Duelling. Emigrant Voyages. Rebellion. Partition. These episodes get behind the historical headlines to give a snapshot of realities that might have otherwise been lost. The author has retained the original episodic structure of the radio programmes. The result is a marvellous mosaic of the Irish past, delivered with clarity and narrative skill.