The Road to War (1894 -1918) – Secret Societies, Communism and Coal (Part IV)

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

🗓️ 18 January 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

'The Road to War' returns to my series on the Castlecomer Coalfields. It takes you on a gripping journey through life in one small Irish town and the surrounding coalfields between 1894 & 1918. From the relative peace of the 1890s to the dark years of World War I and the tumultuous days of the Easter Rising, life in Castlecomer and its mines was never dull.

This show also reveals for the first time the attitude of R.H. Wandesforde (one of of Ireland's most famous businessmen & mine owner) towards the 1916 Rising. He voiced some pretty controversial opinions when writing to his wife Florence. While he never thought these letters would see the light of day, they are (for the first time in a century) published in this episode.

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1:10.0	This episode entitled The Road to War is the fourth part of my series, Secret
1:16.4	Society's Communism and Coal, life in the Castle Comer Collier. Today's episode
1:21.6	begins in the serene and barns of the residents of the Castle Comer
1:25.2	mine owners, Richard Henry Wandesford and his wife Florence in 1896, where we will look at what life
1:32.1	was like in the mansion of a wealthy family at the turn of the 20th century.
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