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Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast

Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast

De: Fin Dwyer & Damian Shiels
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3,000 miles of ocean separate Ireland from the USA, but both countries share a deep and intertwined history. Links between North America and Ireland predate Columbus, stretching back over 1,000 years. Since then, Irish people have shaped the history of the United States. From Ann 'Goody' Glover, who was hanged as a witch in Boston in the 17th century, to JFK, the story of the Irish in the US is fascinating. Join historians Damian Sheils and Fin Dwyer as they join forces to explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of Irish American history.


In Season 1 Fin and Damian explore fascinating topics including

  • Who was the first Irish person to cross the Atlantic?
  • The Story of Goody Glover who was hanged as a witch in Boston.
  • What was it like to emigrate during the Great Famine of the 1840s?
  • How Irish people shaped the US Civil War?


And much more...


Subscribe and join Fin and Damian on this fascinating journey through our history.

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Episodios
  • US Military Pensions: A Window into 19th century Irish Life.

    US Military Pensions: A Window into 19th century Irish Life.
    Jun 22 2025

    In 1881, Isabella Nugent wrote, “If having sexual intercourse made us man and wife, we were married.” Intimate, candid insights like this into the private lives of Irish people—both at home and abroad—are rare gems from the 19th century. Yet the private sex lives of our ancestors are just one of the many fascinating topics revealed in US Military Pension Files from that era.


    After 15 years of research, Damian shares how you can unlock these invaluable resources to uncover the hidden stories of the past. From personal relationships to everyday struggles, these files offer a unique window into 19th-century lives that Irish history books often overlook.


    The Forgotten Irish: Irish Emigrant Experiences in America


    Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865


    Ordering Pension Files from the United States National Archives

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    51 m
  • Irish Immigrant Voices: What Can 1000s of their Letters Tell Us?

    Irish Immigrant Voices: What Can 1000s of their Letters Tell Us?
    Jun 15 2025

    Ordinary people's letters provide the most immediate and intimate window into the lives of past Irish emigrants. In them are preserved their hopes, their fears and their stories. Now a new database brings thousands of these letters, written across four centuries, to our fingertips for the first time. In this episode, Damian chats with Breándán Mac Suibhne and Daniel Carey from the University of Galway's Imirce Project, discussing how it came about, how you can explore it, and what these letters reveal about the epic story of Irish migration.


    Imirce Project Website


    Kerby A. Miller. Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America


    Professor Breandán Mac Suibhne


    Professor Daniel Carey



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    57 m
  • How did the American Revolution change Ireland?

    How did the American Revolution change Ireland?
    Jun 8 2025

    The American Revolution had a profound and lasting impact on Ireland. While thousands of Irish people fought in the conflict and Cork Harbour served as a vital British logistics hub, the repercussions were felt far beyond the battlefield. The ideals and upheavals of the war helped radicalise Irish society, pushing it towards its own age of revolution. In this episode, Damian and Fin explore how the tensions unleashed by the American Revolution set Ireland on a path toward rebellion, and reveal the unexpected ways the conflict influenced the Catholic Church in Ireland.


    Sound by Kate Dunlea

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I enjoyed Season 1 very much - Fin and Damian proved very informed, likable, and skilled in exposing facets of the Transatlantic journey of the Irish. Well worth the journey!

Bhain mé an-taitneamh as Séasúr 1 - bhí Fin agus Damian an-eolach, sothuigthe agus oilte ar ghnéithe de thuras Trasatlantach na nÉireannach a nochtadh. Is fiú an turas!

Well worth the journey// Is fiú an turas!

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