Battles Posts

Dec. 28, 2020

Ireland's Bloodiest Battle

Battle of Aughgrim   Attributed to Jan Wyck- Details Most Irish people can name a number of significant battles fought in Ireland. Clontarf in 1014, Kinsale in 1602 and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, to name a few. Less commonly mention…

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Dec. 23, 2020

The Many Vinegar Hills

Vinegar Hill illustration by William Sadler (1782-1839) During our recent episode with Damien Shiels we got to talking about his two track career which is split between battlefield archaeology and historical research focused on the Irish in the Ame…

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