The First Irishman in China (Outsiders Part II)
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2017
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Believe it or not the first Irish person to visit China left Europe in 1318 arriving. His fascinating journey would take several years. Known only as 'James of Ireland' this a story embroiled in the rise of the Mongols, medieval papal diplomacy and the tediously slow world of medieval travel.
Hear his story in this podcast...
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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. |
| 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 | I go by Little Sims. I'm always listening to music. |
| 0:23.5 | It doesn't matter if I'm in a car on a plane. |
| 0:26.7 | I need to feel it. |
| 0:28.0 | Music gives me life. |
| 0:30.0 | The Bose QC Ultra headphones have immersive audio that feels like sound all around. |
| 0:35.4 | I can hear every beat right now in front of me. |
| 0:38.4 | The noise cancelling allows me to focus so I can let my creativity shine. |
| 0:42.4 | Check it out at bows.com. to focus so I can let my creativity shine. |
| 0:43.0 | Check it out at bows dot com. |
| 0:45.0 | bows sound is power Hello and |
| 0:55.0 | this is Outsideen to the Irish history podcast. |
| 0:56.0 | My name is Finn Duwire and this is Outsiders, |
| 1:00.0 | Part 2, the first Irish person in China. |
| 1:05.0 | This episode was supposed to be focused on the incredible story of one of the most notorious |
| 1:10.0 | post-war Nazis who ended up in Ireland, but the research for that show has spiraled out of control somewhat. |
| 1:17.0 | It was supposed to take one week, but now it's running into its fourth, |
| 1:21.3 | as I've unearthed lots of new material. I've gotten access to some never |
| 1:25.9 | before seen files and some of the contents are pretty sensational, so hopefully it will be worth |
| 1:32.3 | to wait. |
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