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In this story, I speak to historian Sean Hogan about the romance between Dan Breen and Brigid Malone during the Irish War of Independence.

I made this story in 2021 when Ireland was in 'lockdown' due to COVID-19. This context makes the story even more poignant because 100 years earlier, when Dan and Bridget got married, Ireland was in lockdown for a very different reason. The War of Independence was raging and the Crown Forces were holding parts of the country under martial law.


(First broadcast 9th May 2021 on The History Show on RTE Radio 1)



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