The IRA's Great Escape: Mountjoy Jail, 1925

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

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In 1925, nineteen IRA prisoners orchestrated a daring escape from Mountjoy Jail in the heart of Dublin. Join me and historian Sam McGrath as we delve into the history of the IRA following the Civil War and uncover the remarkable story behind this audacious breakout.

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0:00.0	Hey folks, if you're listening to this in the UK and in particular England and Wales,
0:04.3	I'll be speaking at the Bristol Radical History Festival at 2.30 on Saturday, April 26th.
0:09.8	My talk is going to be on the famine, but there's a super line-up at the festival,
0:14.0	including six different Irish historians.
0:15.8	So check out BRH.org.org.uk to find out more.
0:20.4	That's BRH.org.org. To find out more. That's BRH.org.org.
0:22.4	To find out more.
0:29.2	On Saturday, November 25th, 1925, a car containing three policemen and three prisoners
0:36.1	drove inside the gates of Mount Joy Jail,
0:38.8	a prison in Dublin City Centre.
0:41.3	Now once that car was inside, the policemen and their captives revealed themselves to be an IRA unit
0:46.7	and they set about freeing 19 Republicans who were incarcerated in the prison in one of the most audacious jail breaks in Irish history.
0:55.2	This podcast explores the history of the IRA in the aftermath of its defeat in the civil war
1:00.9	and how it maintains support leading up to this remarkable escape from one of Ireland's most fortified
1:06.9	prisons.
1:12.3	Hello and welcome to the Irish History podcast.
1:15.2	My name is Finn DeWire.
1:17.0	Now, to explore this remarkable story, I'm joined by the historian and friend of the show,
1:21.8	Sam McGrath.
1:23.0	Sam has researched the history of the escape and the lead up to it. And our conversation looked at three distinct topics.
1:29.8	So first we talked about the Republican movement and the IRA in the aftermath of their defeat in the Civil War.
1:35.3	Then we looked at the grim realities of life inside Mount Joy in 1925.
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