About this episode
Historian Andrew Clarke discusses his journey of understanding Irish history and its impact on his views growing up in Belfast.
Unionists, Republicans, Catholics, Protestants.. what does it all really mean? Historian and Belfast man Andrew Clarke AKA @Tanistry sits down with us this week to tell us about his experience growing up in Belfast. Traditionally from a unionist background Andrew tells us how learning more about Irish history forced him to change his views. You can follow all of his work on instagram here on his instagram page here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Andrew Clarke
Topics covered
- Irish history
- Belfast
- unionism
- republicanism
- cultural identity
- historical perspective
Keywords
- Ireland
- Belfast
- unionism
- republicanism
- Catholics
- Protestants
- history
- identity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tanistry
Places: Ireland, Belfast
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