{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9190bee0-95f3-400b-842d-3232974654ec/687f5d86fd9acfeba46fcccb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who Will History Remember?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/619566332eacc3a360702518/1753187684090-ff15079a-33a6-4f51-b6a6-6d9996c776c6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How do we decide who the most significant people in our history are? Whose story is worth telling? In this episode, I’m joined by Eoin Kinsella, managing editor of the Dictionary of Irish Biography, to explore how he and the team behind this remarkable resource tell the story of our island through biography. The DIB, a free to access to website has thousands of biographies on figures from Irish History.</p><p><br></p><p>From Henry McCullough, the only Irish musician at Woodstock, to Ann Lovett, whose tragic death forced a nation to confront uncomfortable truths, and Brendan Hughes, whose life mirrored the turbulence of the Troubles, this conversation delves into the complexities of who gets remembered—and why.</p><p><br></p><p>People mentioned in the episode. </p><p>Ann Lovett &nbsp;https://www.dib.ie/biography/lovett-ann-a10324</p><p>Eamon De Valera https://www.dib.ie/biography/de-valera-eamon-dev-a2472</p><p>Bang Bang https://www.dib.ie/biography/dudley-thomas-bang-bang-a2803</p><p>The Dice man https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcginty-thom-diceman-a5672</p><p>John Mitchel https://www.dib.ie/biography/mitchel-john-a5834</p><p>John Redmond https://www.dib.ie/biography/redmond-john-edward-a7602</p><p>Brendan Hughes https://www.dib.ie/biography/hughes-brendan-a9636</p><p>Dolours Price https://www.dib.ie/biography/price-dolours-a10048</p><p>Martin McGuinmess https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcguinness-james-martin-pacelli-a10375</p><p>Michael Collins https://www.dib.ie/biography/collins-michael-a1860</p><p>Daniel O’Connell https://www.dib.ie/biography/oconnell-daniel-a6555</p><p>Charles Stewart Parnell https://www.dib.ie/index.php/biography/parnell-charles-stewart-a7199</p><p>Francis Sheehy Skeffington https://www.dib.ie/biography/skeffington-francis-sheehy-a8105</p><p>Lady Mary Heath https://www.dib.ie/biography/heath-sophie-mary-lady-heath-nee-peirce-evans-other-married-name-eliott-lynn-a2963</p><p>Henry McCullough https://www.dib.ie/biography/mccullough-henry-campbell-liken-a10389</p><p>Eva Gore Booth https://www.dib.ie/biography/booth-eva-selina-gore-a0784</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Do you have suggestion for entries. Contact the DIB at Dib@rai.ie &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Sound by Kate Dunlea</p>","author_name":"Fin Dwyer"}