World War One at Home Podcast
Marking the centenary of the war through stories and events linked to places across Ireland. Introduced by Helen Mark.
Episodes to download
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Remembrance Sunday Special Episode 2
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Helen Mark presents part two of a special Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
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Remembrance Sunday Special Episode 1
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Helen Mark presents a special Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
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Tipperary: Command Depot of Convalescing Soldiers
Fri 9 Nov 2018
1916: A military hospital in Tipperary had capacity to treat 4,000 convalescing soldiers.
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Sion Mills,Co.Tyrone: Herdman's Mill
Thu 8 Nov 2018
Herdman鈥檚 Mill went from producing table cloths to airplane wings and shell casings.
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Wexford: When the Americans came to Town
Wed 7 Nov 2018
In Wexford, 1918, American sea plane station was to target U-Boats along the Irish coast.
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Saint Ultan鈥檚 Hospital
Tue 6 Nov 2018
In Dublin, Dr Kathleen Lynn set up St Ultan鈥檚 Hospital to combat infant mortality.
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James Mackie and Sons, Belfast: From Linen to Munitions
Mon 5 Nov 2018
The firm Mackie鈥檚, in Belfast, employed large numbers of women to make munitions.
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Willoughby Weaving
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Poet and educator Willoughby Weaving represents one of the many forgotten war poets.
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The Goodbody Jute Factory
Thu 21 Jun 2018
A Quaker family reconciled doing business in the war economy with their pacifist beliefs.
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The 1917 South Longford By-Election
Wed 20 Jun 2018
The South Longford by-election proved crucial in the emergence of Sinn Fein.
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Kilrush, Co. Clare
Tue 19 Jun 2018
Kilrush man Charles Glynn led recruitment drives for the armed forces.
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Ardglass, Co. Down
Mon 18 Jun 2018
The fishing village of Ardglass receives a visit from a mysterious stranger.
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Remembrance Day - Part 2
Sun 12 Nov 2017
Helen Mark presents a Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
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Remembrance Day - Part 1
Sun 12 Nov 2017
Helen Mark presents a Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
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Wartime Seaside Scrapbooks
Fri 10 Nov 2017
Bangor's efforts to provide fun during the dark days of war.
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Percy French
Wed 8 Nov 2017
Songwriter, poet and painter William Percy French raised funds and entertained soldiers.
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A Country Club for Wounded Soldiers
Tue 7 Nov 2017
A country club for wounded soldiers was established at Knockrose in County Dublin.
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Prayers Against Conscription
Mon 6 Nov 2017
The 1918 pilgrimage against conscription at Croagh Patrick.
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Belfast - The War in Advertising
Fri 9 Jun 2017
Newspaper advertising uses the war to sell common household products.
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Laois - The GAA and Rule 21
Thu 8 Jun 2017
Rule 21 forbade members of the British security forces from playing in the GAA.
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Listowel, Co. Kerry - Kitchener, The Early Years
Wed 7 Jun 2017
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener is one of the most famous faces of WWI and was Irish by birth
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Mount Stewart, Home of The Women's Legion
Mon 5 Jun 2017
Lady Edith Londonderry launches the Women's Legion.
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Remembrance Sunday Special Episode One
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Helen Mark presents a Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
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Remembrance Sunday Special Episode Two
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Helen Mark presents a Remembrance Sunday edition of the programme.
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Comber Post Office
Fri 11 Nov 2016
How a post office in Comber provided a lifeline between the home front and the war front.
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The Formby and Coningbeg
Thu 10 Nov 2016
Two steamships belonging to the same company are torpedoed off the coast of Waterford.
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Thomas MacGreevy - Ireland's Modernist War Poet
Wed 9 Nov 2016
Tarbert in County Kerry is the birthplace of writer and poet Thomas MacGreevy.
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Castlecomer Coal Mine
Tue 8 Nov 2016
A mine in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, gives up more than coal for the war effort.
