The Medieval Irish History Podcast
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Bonus: Reassessing Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair with Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd
May 11, 2026
Unknown duration
The last 'High-King'? Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair with Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd
May 8, 2026
56m 17s
Voyage literature and classical myths with Dr Brigid Ehrmantraut
Apr 10, 2026
52m 24s
St Patrick and the joys of Hiberno-Latin with Dr Anthony Harvey
Mar 12, 2026
53m 48s
The Ulster Cycle with Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn
Feb 13, 2026
55m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/11/26 | Bonus: Reassessing Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair with Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd | Some extra time with our resident expert on all things Irish kingship Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd (Bergin Scholar, School of Celtic Studies, DIAS, & author of Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion). This episode accompanies the main episode on the life and career of the supposed last Irish king of all Ireland, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, aka Rory O'Connor. Here Seán tells us how King Ruaidrí's legacy was shaped by later commentators and nationalist propaganda. Suggested reading:Seán Ó Hoireabhárd, Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2024.---------- ‘Horse-Trading and Wife-Swapping: Politics, Marriage, and Selaidecht in Twelfth-Century Ireland’. Celtica 36 (2024): 87–115.----------‘Derbforgaill: Twelfth-Century Abductee, Patron and Wife’. Irish Historical Studies 46 (2022): 1–24.Regular episodes every month (on a Friday)Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.comProducer: Tiago Veloso SilvaSupported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University & Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland.Views expressed are the speakers' own.Logo design: Matheus de Paula CostaMusic: Lexin_Music | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | The last 'High-King'? Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair with Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd✨ | Irish kingshipmarriage practices+4 | Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd | School of Celtic Studies, DIASLiverpool University Press+3 | — | Ruaidrí Ua ConchobairIrish kingship+4 | — | 56m 17s | |
| 4/10/26 | Voyage literature and classical myths with Dr Brigid Ehrmantraut✨ | medieval Irish literaturevoyage literature+3 | Dr Brigid Ehrmantraut | University of St AndrewsClassical Myth in Medieval Ireland+4 | — | immramaBran+7 | — | 52m 24s | |
| 3/12/26 | St Patrick and the joys of Hiberno-Latin with Dr Anthony Harvey✨ | St PatrickHiberno-Latin+4 | Dr Anthony Harvey | Royal Irish AcademyHow Linguistics can help the historian+2 | — | St PatrickHiberno-Latin+5 | — | 53m 48s | |
| 2/13/26 | The Ulster Cycle with Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn✨ | Ulster CycleIrish mythology+4 | Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn | Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesTáin Bó Cuailgne+3 | — | Ulster CycleTáin Bó Cuailgne+5 | — | 55m 21s | |
| 1/30/26 | Performing Early Irish Poetry — Brigid's Day Bonus Episode✨ | Early Irish PoetrySt Brigid+3 | Prof. David Stifter | Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth UniversityThesaurus palaeohibernicus+1 | — | St Brigidearly Irish poetry+3 | — | 34m 54s | |
| 1/29/26 | St Brigid in Continental Europe with Prof. Jean-Michel Picard✨ | St Brigidmedieval Ireland+4 | Prof. Jean-Michel Picard | University College DublinCogitosus’s ‘Life of St Brigit’+3 | — | St Brigidmedieval Ireland+5 | — | 58m 32s | |
| 1/17/26 | Hagiography with Dr Sarah Waidler✨ | hagiographymedieval literature+3 | Dr Sarah Waidler | Glucksman Ireland HouseNYU+6 | — | hagiographymedieval+5 | — | 52m 55s | |
| 12/26/25 | Women, marriage and the law in later medieval Ireland with Dr Sparky Booker✨ | women in medieval Irelandmarriage laws+4 | Dr Sparky Booker | Trinity College Dublin | — | medieval Irelandwomen+5 | — | 56m 23s | |
| 12/12/25 | Gráinne Ní Mháille and Joan Fitzgerald with Emily Little✨ | women in historyIrish history+3 | Emily Little | NUI Mansion HouseMaynooth+2 | — | Gráinne Ní MháilleJoan Fitzgerald+3 | — | 46m 10s | |
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| 11/28/25 | The Viking Paradigm with Prof. Alex Woolf✨ | VikingsScandinavian diaspora+4 | Prof. Alex Woolf | Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland: Church-Raiding, Politics and KingshipUniversity of St. Andrews+3 | — | VikingsScandinavia+5 | — | 58m 56s | |
| 11/14/25 | Irish national identity in the early Middle Ages? with Dr Patrick Wadden✨ | Irish national identityearly Middle Ages+4 | Dr Patrick Wadden | DCUBelmont Abbey College+7 | — | Irish identityScotti+5 | — | 56m 12s | |
| 3/15/24 | The real St Patrick with Terry O'Hagan | Continuing our tour of Ireland in late antiquity, this episode examines the life of the historical Patrick, the 'poster boy' of the period. Dr. Niamh Wycherley invites Terry O'Hagan, also known as blogger Vox Hiberionacum, to delve deep into the writings of Patrick, the real man behind Ireland's famous patron saint. Suggested reading:www.confessio.iehttps://voxhib.com/This is the second episode of a trilogy on Ireland in late antiquity. The previous episode explores Ireland in the Roman Empire with Dr Elva Johnston. The final episode in this holy trinity is on language and Ogham with Prof. David Stifter and will be released March 29th.Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.comTwitter X: @EarlyIrishPodSupported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & Science Foundation Ireland/The Irish Research Council. Views expressed are the speakers' own.Production: Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.Logo design: Matheus de Paula CostaMusic: Lexin_Music | — | ||||||
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3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.