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mental health. Find your little big thing,

little big thing at every mind matters. Hello and to the Irish History Podcast.

My name is Finn de War and this episode is Five of the Greatest Killers in Irish History.

In a show with a title such as this you might expect the names of Oliver Cromwell or Strongbow

to appear.

Now there's no doubt that these men are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people

in Ireland, but thousands of people in Ireland.

But the greatest killers in Irish history are not humans, but in fact disease.

Now there's no doubt that the ability of diseases to kill humans is always linked to human factors like poverty.

But in this podcast I'm going to focus on the diseases themselves.

The first disease I'm going to look at is leprosy, the scourge of the medieval world.

Before I begin, I am delighted to announce that next week my first audio book on the life of Brian Baru and the Battle of

Clontarf will be available on my website Irish History Podcast.

dot i.e. This is a fascinating story many of you will know bits and pieces about but this

audio book traces Brian's life from his childhood to his. It's told in an engaging narrative like these

podcasts so it's suitable for all ages and is a great way to understand not only Brian Baru's life and the Battle of

Clon Tariff but also what daily life was like in Ireland in the 10th century.

You can find out more at Irish History Podcast.

dot i.e. slash Brian Baru.

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