The Medieval Warriors of Ireland | St. Patrick’s Day Special

About this episode

This episode explores the reality behind a famous medieval battle in Ireland, featuring insights from various experts.

For this St Patrick’s Day special episode of Forbidden History, archaeologist Tim Sutherland travels to Ireland to explore the reality behind one of the country’s most famous medieval battles. With insights from historians, archaeologists and weapons experts, the episode reveals how new research and archaeology are shedding fresh light on the conflict. Cast List: John Cronin: Writer and Historian Seán Duffy: Historian, Trinity College Dublin (Prof. Seán Duffy) Rodney French: Coppersmith Andrew Halpin: Historian and Weapons Expert (Dr. Andrew Halpin) Frank Kearney: Galway County Council Paul Macdonald: Swordmaker, Macdonald Armouries David Nicolle: Military Historian (Dr. David Nicolle) Boyd Rankin: Armourer Damien Shiels: Archaeologist, Rubicon Heritage Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist, University of York Eric Meyers: Narrator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Tim Sutherland

Topics covered

• medieval battles
• archaeology
• Irish history
• St. Patrick's Day
• historical insights

Keywords

• medieval warriors
• Ireland
• archaeology
• historical battles
• St. Patrick's Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trinity College Dublin, Macdonald Armouries, Rubicon Heritage, University of York

Places: Ireland

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