Resisting Nazi Occupation: Ireland's Forgotten World War II Heroes

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

🗓️ 4 September 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

John Keany, Monica de Wichfeld, and Delia Murphy are not well-known figures, yet they are some of the most extraordinary people in modern Irish history. During the Second World War, they found themselves in Nazi-occupied Europe and took extraordinary risks to resist the Nazis. Some paid with their lives.

This podcast tells their stories.

The episode is based around a conversation with John Morgan and Clodagh Finn. Their new book, The Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler, details the lives of Irish people who fought the Nazis. You can find links to the book below.

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0:00.0	The names John Keeney, Delia Murphy and Monica de Vitzfield aren't household
0:07.4	household figures in our history yet it's hard to find Irish people who lived
0:10.8	more extraordinary lives.
0:13.0	During the Second World War, they were among the scores of Irish people
0:17.0	who fought with resistance movements in Nazi-occupied Europe.
0:21.0	They operated safe houses, helped people wanted by the Nazis to escape,
0:25.8	and in some cases even fought alongside partisans. This podcast tells their stories.
0:35.0	Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast.
0:40.0	My name is Finn Duwara, and today I'm delighted to have John Morgan and Clodagh Finn on the show.
0:47.0	Their new book, The Irish in the Resistance, The Untold Stories of Ordinary Heroes who
0:52.2	resisted Hitler
0:53.2	explores the lives of Irish people who fought in and supported resistance
0:57.8	movements during the Second World War. As you're about to hear in the episode, their stories are extraordinary and cover everything
1:05.6	from fighting on the front lines to cold breakers back in Britain.
1:09.9	I have links to Koda and John's book, The Irish in the Resistance, The Untold Stories of
1:14.2	Ordinary Heroes who resisted Hitler in the show notes below.
1:18.0	Having read it, I highly recommend checking out this book.
1:21.1	It's really accessible and it's structured around biographies of people involved.
1:25.0	I think you love it. I have links to it in the show notes below.
1:29.0	Now before we begin, unfortunately I've some disappointing news. So you've heard me talk about my first live show of
1:36.3	2024 that was due to happen at the Cork Podcast Festival on September the 6th
1:41.0	unfortunately due to issues outside my control, that show has now
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