Well known historian, author and librarian, Jonathan Smyth, discusses a number of hitherto overlooked deaths and incidents which occurred during Ireland’s revolutionary period. He also discusses Cavan County Council’s Decade of Centenaries programme.  

‘Aspects of Cavan’s  Revolutionary Period’

&nbsp;Dr. Brendan Scott and Dr. Jonathan Cherry discuss Arthur Maxwell, the 11th Lord Farnham and his opposition to partition in the early twentieth century.

'Lord Farnham and Partition' 

Dr Brendan Scott and Dr Daniel Purcell discuss the Irish Grants Committee, it's value as resource and the stories it contains

‘The Irish Grants Committee was established in the 1920s to compensate people who had suffered as a result of their Loyalism. The applicants to this fund reveal much to us regarding their stories and how they viewed themselves and their place in a new political landscape. In this episode of Cavan History, Brendan Scott talks to Dr Daniel Purcell about this fascinating resource and the stories it contains’

The Irish Grants Committee  

 Dr. Brendan Scott and local historian Johann Farrelly delve into into Johann’s book 'Royalist, Rebels and Revolutionists' which deals with  Cavan’s revolutionary experience

In this episode Brendan Scott is in conversation with Johann Farrelly, local historian and author of 'Royalists, Rebels and Revolutionists'. They delve into Johann’s book which deals with Cavan’s revolutionary years to see what sense can be made of this tumultuous period and talk about some of the characters who played important roles in Cavan’s revolutionary experience.&nbsp;

‘Royalists, Rebels  and Revolutionists’

In this episode, Brendan Scott talks to Dr Georgina Laragy about the Irish Poor Law Unions, and their impact on Irish society and the Great Famine of the 1840s.

The Irish Poor Law Unions

In this episode, Brendan Scott speaks to  Dr Daithí Ó Corráin (DCU), co-author of ‘The Dead of the Irish Revolution', about the book, and the general experience of death and violence in Ireland and Cavan from 1916-21’

‘The Dead of the Irish Revolution’

Micil Ryan, author of a book dealing with Andy O’Sullivan, and a relative of his, discusses Andy’s upbringing in Cavan and his life in Cork as an intelligence officer for the IRA, culminating with his early death in Dublin while on hunger strike.

‘The Life and Death of  Andy O’Sullivan, 1885-1923’

In this podcast, Fiachna Egan, discusses Seán McIntyre,  who was killed while destroying Tomkinroad House near Belturbet in June 1921. Fiachna is currently a student at Carrigallen Vocational School. 

‘The Death and Retrieval of the Body of Seán McIntyre in June 1921’

Dr. Michael Hogan discusses a number of the women who contributed so much to Ireland’s fight for freedom during the revolutionary period. 

‘Women of the Irish Rising:  a People’s History’

Decade of Centenaries Podcast with Cavan County Council's Historian-in-Residence, Dr. Brendan Scott

<h2>The Cavan History&nbsp;Podcast&nbsp;will be inviting guests to discuss various aspects of history, both local and national, with its host, Dr Brendan Scott. All periods of history will be uncovered and examined in this series with a variety of experts to discover what life was like during periods of change and instability in Cavan and Ireland'</h2> <blockquote>This initiative forms part of <a href="http://www.cavancoco.ie/centenaries.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cavan County Council’s</a> Decade of Centenaries programme and is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Initiative.</blockquote>

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1. 'Lord Farnham and Partition'

2. The Irish Grants Committee

3. ‘Royalists, Rebels and Revolutionists’

4. The Irish Poor Law Unions

5. ‘The Dead of the Irish Revolution’

6. ‘The Life and Death of Andy O’Sullivan, 1885-1923’

7. ‘The Death and Retrieval of the Body of Seán McIntyre in June 1921’

9. ‘Women of the Irish Rising: a People’s History’