Rents, Riots and Volcanoes | The Great Famine II

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

🗓️ 24 January 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The series on the Great Famine got off to a bloody start with the story of Anne Devlin and the rebellions of 1798 and 1803. By the end of the first episode, Ireland had been incorporated into the United Kingdom under the Act of Union.

In this show we will see what life in Ireland was like after the Act of Union. Within a few decades inequality was soaring. Strikes, riots and assassination were becoming increasingly common. Then the bizarre story of an eruption of Mount Tambura, a volcano on the far side of the world made everything worse. Tune in to find out more.

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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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0:27.0	This podcast is brought to you through the support of listeners who have become patrons at Patreon.com forward slash Irish Podcast.
0:31.0	Patrons receive lots of bonus content including access to each episode a week early.
0:36.0	Throughout this series I will be thanking each and every patron and this week I want to thank
0:40.8	Arlene Vustamer, Speed Electronics Limited in Ennis, Deb Rothman and John McCabe for their support. I really appreciate it.
0:50.0	If you want to become a patron you can sign up today at Patreon.com forward slash Irish
0:55.9	podcast.
0:58.7	Hello and
1:03.0	welcome to the Irish History Podcast.
1:05.0	My name is Finn Duwire and this is part two of my new series on The Great Famine,
1:10.0	riots, rent and volcanoes, Ireland 1800 to 1845.
1:15.0	In the last podcast, we got the series off to a somewhat bloody start with the story of the 1798 and
1:21.1	1803 rebellions, and then we looked at the active union in 1801 where
1:25.8	Ireland was merged into the United Kingdom. In this podcast we will look at
1:30.6	what happened in the 40 or so years between those events and the great famine.
1:35.9	Ireland had just been incorporated into the biggest and most advanced economy in the world.
1:41.2	Those in favour of this move promised great things. The reality was
1:45.9	somewhat different and in this show we will see how strikes assassinations and
1:50.9	riots became more frequent not to mention how a volcano on the other side of the world impacted Ireland.
1:57.0	From Rowdy, silk weavers in Dublin to the lives of opulent landlords in rural Ireland, this show is a snapshot of Ireland in the decades
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