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World War One at Home

Marking the centenary of the war through stories and events linked to places across Ireland. Introduced by Helen Mark.

Radio Ulster,25 episodes

Episodes

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Remembrance Sunday Special Episode 2
Helen Mark presents part two of a special Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
11 Nov 2018,14 mins
Remembrance Sunday Special Episode 1
Helen Mark presents a special Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
11 Nov 2018,14 mins
Tipperary: Command Depot of Convalescing Soldiers
1916: A military hospital in Tipperary had capacity to treat 4,000 convalescing soldiers.
09 Nov 2018,5 mins
Sion Mills,Co.Tyrone: Herdman's Mill
Herdman’s Mill went from producing table cloths to airplane wings and shell casings.
08 Nov 2018,6 mins
Wexford: When the Americans came to Town
In Wexford, 1918, American sea plane station was to target U-Boats along the Irish coast.
07 Nov 2018,6 mins
Saint Ultan’s Hospital
In Dublin, Dr Kathleen Lynn set up St Ultan’s Hospital to combat infant mortality.
06 Nov 2018,5 mins
James Mackie and Sons, Belfast: From Linen to Munitions
The firm Mackie’s, in Belfast, employed large numbers of women to make munitions.
05 Nov 2018,6 mins
Willoughby Weaving
Poet and educator Willoughby Weaving represents one of the many forgotten war poets.
22 Jun 2018,6 mins
The Goodbody Jute Factory
A Quaker family reconciled doing business in the war economy with their pacifist beliefs.
21 Jun 2018,6 mins
The 1917 South Longford By-Election
The South Longford by-election proved crucial in the emergence of Sinn Fein.
20 Jun 2018,6 mins
Kilrush, Co. Clare
Kilrush man Charles Glynn led recruitment drives for the armed forces.
19 Jun 2018,6 mins
Ardglass, Co. Down
The fishing village of Ardglass receives a visit from a mysterious stranger.
18 Jun 2018,5 mins
Remembrance Day - Part 2
Helen Mark presents a Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
12 Nov 2017,14 mins
Remembrance Day - Part 1
Helen Mark presents a Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
12 Nov 2017,14 mins
Wartime Seaside Scrapbooks
Bangor's efforts to provide fun during the dark days of war.
10 Nov 2017,6 mins
Tobacco for the Troops
Belfast once had the biggest tobacco factory in the world.
09 Nov 2017,6 mins
Percy French
Songwriter, poet and painter William Percy French raised funds and entertained soldiers.
08 Nov 2017,6 mins
A Country Club for Wounded Soldiers
A country club for wounded soldiers was established at Knockrose in County Dublin.
07 Nov 2017,6 mins
Prayers Against Conscription
The 1918 pilgrimage against conscription at Croagh Patrick.
06 Nov 2017,5 mins
Belfast - The War in Advertising
Newspaper advertising uses the war to sell common household products.
09 Jun 2017,6 mins
Laois - The GAA and Rule 21
Rule 21 forbade members of the British security forces from playing in the GAA.
08 Jun 2017,6 mins
Listowel, Co. Kerry - Kitchener, The Early Years
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener is one of the most famous faces of WWI and was Irish by birth
07 Jun 2017,6 mins
RDS Dublin, War Horses
The RDS in Dublin becomes a Remount Depot.
06 Jun 2017,6 mins
Mount Stewart, Home of The Women's Legion
Lady Edith Londonderry launches the Women's Legion.
05 Jun 2017,6 mins
Cleenish Island provides homes for heroes.
Cleenish Island in County Fermanagh provides homes for heroes.
04 Nov 2015,5 mins