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Irish History Podcast

The Blueshirts and the International Brigades (Partisans V)

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

History, Interviews, War Of Independence, Ireland, Norman Invasion, Vikings, Great Famine, Great Hunger, Irish History

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This episode returns to the series Partisans - Irish stories from the Spanish Civil War. This show looks at the two groups of Irish fighters who traveled to Spain - the Irish Brigade better known as the Blueshirts and the antifascist International Brigades. Over the last eight decades they have been among the most controversial figures of 20th century Irish history. The podcast seperates the fact from fiction looking at who they were, why they traveled and how they got there.


Research: Stewart Reddin

Narrations: Muireann Hogan & Aidan Crowe


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audible. Subscription required, see audible.co. UK for terms. Hello and

1:05.0

welcome to the Irish history podcast.

1:08.0

My name is Finn Duwire and this is

1:11.0

Onodofy and the International Brigades, Partisans Part 5.

1:16.6

This podcast returns to the series Partisans that started late last year.

1:21.6

Created by myself in Stuart Redden, it tells the story of Irish experiences in the Spanish Civil War.

1:28.0

Now this episode is a vivid account of the two groups of Irish people who travelled to Spain in late 1936 to fight in that war.

1:36.8

These were the Irish Brigade led by Ono Duffy, Ireland's most well-known fascist and the

1:42.4

international brigades who traveled to fight on the anti-fascist side.

1:47.0

This will give you a sense why these people traveled to a country they knew little about to risk their lives, how they got there and what their initial

1:54.7

impressions of Spain were.

1:57.4

The first four episodes of partisans explained the background to the Spanish Civil War

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