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Radio Ulster,29 Jun 2020,28 mins

Series 1: Omnibus 40

A Short History of Ireland

Available for over a year

Omnibus #40 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes – • The relief of Captain Boycott • Assassination in the Phoenix Park • The First Home Rule Bill • ‘Is them ‘uns bate?’ • The Belfast riots of 1886 Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey.

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