BONUS: Ireland's Most Famous Highwayman & Cromwell's Siege of Wexford

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

🗓️ 15 October 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This bonus episode contains the first two shows in my podcast series 'This Week in Irish history'. These shows look at the life of Ireland's most famous highwayman and Cromwell's Siege of Wexford in 1649.

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0:45.0	Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. Oubap. Hello and welcome to what is a bonus episode of the Irish History Podcast.
0:59.0	What you're about to hear are the first two episodes in my new series this week in Irish history.
1:04.3	This is a new weekly podcast series that looks at some of the most fascinating stories
1:09.3	from our past on the weeks that they took place. It's an entirely separate series to this show and while these
1:15.7	two episodes are available in this feed to get future shows you will need to subscribe to
1:20.8	this week in Irish history wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:24.8	The first part of this episode was the first episode of this week in Irish history
1:29.6	and it looks at the life of James McClain, one of Ireland's most famous highwaymen who was executed on October 3rd,
1:36.1	1750. The second half of the podcast was the second episode of This Week in Irish History and it looks at Oliver Cromwell's Siege of Wexford in 1649.
1:46.0	These episodes give you a sense of what you can expect to get every week once you subscribe to
1:51.0	this week in Irish history. There's already a third show available there.
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