KCLR's History Show: Recent Episodes
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Join John Moynihan for a journey through time on The History Show, exploring events in Kilkenny and Carlow in the 1922 centenary year.
On this final episode of The History Show, we hear once again from Eddie Cody from Inistioge, about the history, folklore and legends at Woodstock House and Gardens. Kilkenny Executive Librarian Declan MacAuley speaks about the Coolbawn ambush, and how the heritage office commemorated the event last year. And finally, we listen back to some of the more memorable moments from the past ten episodes, in a series retrospective.
On this edition of the History Show, John speaks to Inistioge native Eddie Cody about the history of Woodstock House and Gardens. Our resident Historian Eoin Swithin Walsh provides us with the context leading up to the burning of Woodstock in July 1922. We hear more about Lady Louisa Tighe, her passing, and the gifting of Woodstock to Coillte, and, we take a brief listen back to 'The Burning of Woodstock' radio drama that aired on KCLR recently.
On this week's episode of The History Show, John speaks to Kilkenny-based Writer and Director Gillian Grattan, about the upcoming radio drama 'The Burning of Woodstock' on KCLR. Joseph O' Neill speaks about his uncle John Moran who was accidentally killed at Kilkenny Military Barracks. And fashion writer Ruth Griffin outlines the fashion brands to be seen on Kilkenny's High Street in 1922.
On this episode of 'The History Show', we visit the village of Windgap, on the centenary of its grotto, as we learn more about the many historical elements to the area. Fashion Historian, Blogger and Writer Ruth Griffin, gives us an insight into the fashion trends and clothing in Kilkenny. Historian Eoin Swithin Walsh gives us an overview as to how women participated both in front of, and behind the scenes in the time leading up to the War of Independence, and John reviews a war-time special edition of the Kilkenny People from Wednesday July 5th, 1922.
Kilkenny-based visual artist Carrie Lynam tells us about how she and others in her community are remembering the women that were involved with Cumann na mBan. Ann Tierney, the President of Kilkenny Archaeological Society, is back to tell us more about the Kilkenny women who marched against conscription in 1918.Retired commandant Larry Scallan tells us about some more treasures from the Kilkenny military barracks museum, and a new cinema for Castlecomer is just one of the many pressing issues discussed in the Kilkenny People from June 24th 1922 – we’ll hear more about it and some other important stories from the time during our weekly look back at 'It Said in the Papers'.
On this week's edition of the History Show, Ann Tierney, the President of Kilkenny Archaeological Society, profiles three women with Kilkenny links that played pivotal roles throughout the decade. Kilkenny theatre artist Ita Morrissey on her community theatre production “The Untold Tales of Freedom”, highlighting the role of women at the time. John outlines some facts, firsts and inventions from around the world, 100 years ago. Finally, for this week’s edition of “It Said in the Papers”, we look back at the Kilkenny People from Saturday May 13th, 1922.
Researcher of Kilkenny military heritage and former Commendent at James Stephens Barracks, Larry Scallan, appears again on this week's show; this week he’s bringing us on a tour of the museum at the Kilkenny facility and Historian Eoin Swithin Walsh gives us his third and final piece of the 1922 timeline in Kilkenny, as the Civil War gets underway.
In this episode of the History Show, researcher of Kilkenny Military Heritage and former commandment at James Stephens Barracks, Larry Scallan, takes us on a tour of the military prison at the facility, and the very spot in which it is believed that John Murphy and John Phelan were executed.
Also on the programme, filmmaker Kevin Hughes speaks about his upcoming picture ‘Dear Mother’, which depicts the Kilkenny military executions, based on the letter penned by John Murphy to his mother
Also, a look back in time, as we listen to some of the most popular Irish peasant songs of 1922.
In this episode of The History Show, we unearth some lesser-known and untold stories from Kilkenny 100 years ago.
Historian and author Orla Murphy tells us about the interment of Kilkenny Men in Ballykinlar, following the publication of her brochure and article on the event over the past few months.
Executive Librarian with Kilkenny County Council Declan MacAuley explains the work of Kilkenny Libraries during this Decade of Centenaries.
Damien Brett speaks about his family’s involvement in the Great War and its aftermath.
As we continue our weekly look through the local papers, we’ll be revisiting the Kilkenny People from February 1922.
And in the next part of our Kilkenny in 1922 timeline series with Historian Eoin Swithin Walsh, we hear more about the famous ‘Battle of Kilkenny’.
In this introductory episode of The History Show, we explore the contextualisation of Kilkenny, Ireland, and the world in 1922.
Sinead McCoole, Curator of Mná 100, an online resource that’s part of the National Commemorations Unit speaks about the national and international context in 1922.
Historian Eoin Swithin Walsh tells us about the state of affairs in Kilkenny in 1922.
Ryland House’s Ann Neary explains what people ate in Kilkenny at the time, and how they cooked it.
Oral Historian Adrian Roche outlines some of the marching bands in Kilkenny at the time, and we hear about the major stories from the Kilkenny People in January 1922.