Hitchhiker's Guide to 1820s Ireland

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

🗓️ 21 December 2016

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In the opening line of his novel The Go Between the writer L.P. Hartley famously quipped ‘The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there’. For me history is about attempting to visit this foreign country L.P. Hartley talked about and seeing what life was like. In this podcast I have trawled through eye witness accounts of travelers to early 19th century Ireland to give you a sense of what life was like in a past where they did things very differently. From bare-knuckle boxing to prostitution, from public transport to what people did for fun, this show takes you on the trip to the foreign country that was Ireland in the 1820s.

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0:00.0	May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get
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0:15.0	Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.
0:20.0	Hi folks, this is the final show of 2016 and before I begin I want to thank all of you
0:28.6	who have supported the podcast throughout the past year your support has really helped the show go from strength to strength.
0:36.0	The coming year is pretty exciting with the start of my new series on The Great Famine, which begins in January.
0:42.0	This series is brought to you by the list. on the great famine which begins in January.
0:43.0	This series is brought to you by the listeners who have become patrons of the show at
0:47.6	Patreon.com forward slash Irish Podcast.
0:52.1	These 119 listeners, just like yourself, donate as little as a dollar a month, but allow me to spend
0:58.5	more time making the podcast.
1:01.4	With your support, I can produce better and more frequent shows, so why not get on board
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1:15.0	You will get a patrons only monthly podcast, episode guides, early access to this show,
1:20.0	and you will be featured on a patrons wall which will go live on my website in January
1:25.1	and you will also be mentioned as a patron in that series on The Great Vamine.
1:30.0	It's really easy to sign up just go to Patreon.com forward slash Irish podcast today.
1:36.2	That's Patreon dot com forward slash Irish podcast.
1:40.6	Now to begin today's show, a Hitchhiker's guide to 1820s, Ireland.
1:45.3	In the opening line of his novel, The Go Between, the writer L.P. Hartley famously wrote,
1:50.6	The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
1:54.0	For me at least, history is about attempting to visit this foreign country that L.P. Hartley talked about and seeing what life was like.
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