Free Trade or Famine 1845-46 | The Great Famine VI

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

🗓️ 10 April 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This show takes you through the winter of 1845 through to April 1846 as the situation in Ireland deteriorates. Food riots and protests become common, while the Famine crisis facing Ireland is consumed in bitter political disputes around free trade in London.

While the show follows the fate of millions through increasingly uncertain times it begins (as is often the case now) in a quite secluded spot in the west of Ireland in Co Leitrim.

Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts

Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast

Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory

📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢

I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours

*New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *

My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount

Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993

Promo code FD10

Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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.
0:11.0	So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.
0:15.0	Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.
0:20.0	This podcast is brought to you by the listeners of the Irish History Podcast who have become patrons.
0:28.0	Listeners who become patrons get lots of extra bonus features such as early access exclusive patrons
0:35.2	podcasts access to episode guides and much more. Become a patron today and
0:40.8	support your history at Patreon.com
0:43.8	forward slash Irish podcast that's Patreon
0:47.8	p a t r e o n dot com forward slash Irish podcast listeners who become patrons also get a
0:56.6	shout out and today I want to dedicate this show to Jonathan Steakam
1:01.2	Daniel Laurel Joseph Cannon Desiree Holton, Connor Canoeley, Wendy Edwards,
1:07.6	Neil Walker, Killian Fee and Kevin Manion.
1:10.9	Thanks for your ongoing support folks. It really means a lot.
1:14.0	Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast. My name is Finn Duwire and this is free trade or famine. In the last
1:26.7	podcast in the Great Famine series we saw how the potato crop had failed in late 1845 and Ireland faced disaster.
1:35.0	This episode takes us through the winter of 1845 through to April 1846 as the situation
1:42.0	deteriorated. Food riots, protests and threats against those with food became common.
1:47.0	Meanwhile, at the centre of power, the famine crisis facing Ireland is consumed by bitter political disputes in London.
1:55.3	In this podcast we follow the fate of millions, increasingly uncertain where they will find
2:00.3	food from, but as is so often the case in the show, we begin in a quiet secluded spot
2:06.4	in the west of Ireland, this time in County Lietram is little known today save for fishermen who are drawn to its waters to fish its salmon stocks.
2:22.0	More of you might know the wider region from a well-known mountain,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Fin Dwyer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Fin Dwyer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.