Citizen or Lord? The Life of Edward Fitzgerald (with Fergus Whelan and Annie Hughes)
About this episode
This episode explores the life of Edward Fitzgerald, a man born into privilege who rejected it, featuring insights from guests Annie Hughes and Fergus Whelan.
There could be nowhere more fitting to discuss the life of Edward Fitzgerald than upstairs in the Lord Edward, as part of Culture Date with Dublin 8. That he was born into privilege is clear, but Fitzgerald also rejected it, his sister recalling that "he was a Paddy and no more; he desired no other title than this." Annie Hughes is a singer and a member of An Góilín Traditional Singers. Fergus Whelan is author of Enemies of the State: Richard Musgrave, the Rebellion of 1798 and the Making of Sectarian Irish History.
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