About this episode
Naomi and Tim explore the Economic War in Ireland, its impact on the country, and personal family histories intertwined with this historical period.
Naomi and Tim dig into the history of Ireland's Economic War, a challenging period for the early Irish state which ended up transforming the country as it shaped its new independence. We hear from someone who lived through that difficult period of the 1930s, when Britain slapped high tariffs on Ireland and the Irish state retaliated in turn. "The English were starving the Irish people that time," were his stark words. Naomi unpicks how her own family story intersects with Ireland's revolutionary history of land ownership, through the tale of the O'Leary family on the Kerry townland of Readrinagh. Naomi and Tim discuss more of the research behind this episode and reveal more secrets from the archives in a bonus debrief now available for supporters over on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/halfpint-debrief-144460322
People in this episode
Hosts: Naomi, Tim
Topics covered
- Economic War
- Irish history
- independence
- tariffs
- land ownership
- family history
Keywords
- Economic War
- Ireland
- tariffs
- 1930s
- independence
- land ownership
- O'Leary family
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Ireland, Britain
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