A Tale of Transportation | The Great Famine XIII

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

Ireland, Irish History, Norman Invasion, Great Hunger, Vikings, Interviews, History, War Of Independence, Great Famine

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Transportation was a particularity cruel punishment. For centuries those condemned to this fate were shipped to penal colonies on the far side of the globe to serve out their sentences. It has become synonymous with injustice during the famine when many caught stealing food suffered this fate. For this podcast I dug deep into the archives and found the story of the Nangle family whose lives were ripped apart after they were caught stealing sheep. Their story also gives us an insight into life in Dublin prisons during the famine. The second part of the show is somewhat different focusing on the bizarre and perverse chapters in the entire famine - the arrival of the french celebrity chef Alexis Soyer to Dublin in 1847 to help famine victims. This episode is brought to you by www.irishnewspaperarchives.com/podcast - the world’s largest and oldest online database of Irish newspapers. Containing nearly 300 years of Irish newspapers, Irish Newspaper Archives.com is an essential tool for anyone interested Irish history or genealogy.Listeners of the Irish history podcast can get 40% off monthly and yearly subscriptions by using the coupon code Pod40 at www.irishnewspaperarchives.com/podcast

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0:00.0	This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.
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0:20.2	Hello it's Sophia and Emma here and our podcast The Secret Mum Club is currently being sponsored by Aldi all the way up to the big day.
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1:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast.
1:04.0	My name is Finn Duwara and this is The Great Famine Part 13.
1:09.0	This podcast continues to look at more aspects of the story of the Great Famine in Dublin
1:14.8	during the hardships of Black 47, one of the worst years of the Great Hunger.
1:19.9	The episode contains two distinct parts, each of which look at different aspects of life in the city.
1:27.0	The show begins with a look at Dublin Prisons.
1:30.0	When I was researching this, I stumbled across a really remarkable story of one family,
1:36.2	the Nangels. So rather than talk about different prisons, I've structured this part of the
1:41.1	podcast around their life. It's a really amazing account and it
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