An Irish Rebel in Spain (The War Begins) Partisans #4
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In July 1936 Peadar O'Donnell, a veteran of the Irish war of Independence and civil war travelled to Spain on holiday. He was among those caught up in the opening stages of the Spanish Civil War. He witnessed the chaotic opening phase of the conflict providing gripping eye witness detail. As this podcast reveals O'Donnell was in Barcelona and was both inspired and horrified by what he saw. The city was convulsed by an attempted coup, a socialist revolution and extreme anticlerical violence all within one week!
We also hear the perspective of the Irish priest Alexander McCabe who had very different political views and sympathies to O'Donnell. The famous writer english writer George Orwell also makes an appearance in what is a gripping story of war and revolution.
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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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| 0:49.2 | job help. Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast. This is part four of Partisans, Irish stories from the Spanish Civil War, a series created by myself |
| 1:05.2 | Finn de Weir and Stuart Redden. The first three episodes of the series have given |
| 1:09.8 | context to the war at the scene in Ireland in the 1930s. In this show we travelled to Spain for the |
| 1:16.4 | opening phase of the war in the summer of 1936. We followed the story of the famous Irish |
| 1:22.0 | Revolutionary, Padre O'Donnell, who was in Spain. We follow the story of the famous Irish revolutionary, |
| 1:23.0 | Padra O'Donnell, who was in Spain |
| 1:25.0 | and almost by accident was caught up in the opening stage |
| 1:28.0 | of the conflict. |
| 1:29.2 | Set to the backdrop of a coup and revolution, |
| 1:31.9 | O'Donnell vividly describes what he saw from the perspective of someone inspired by the anti-fascist |
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