Patrick McGoohan was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City on March 19th, 1928. The actor’s Irish parents were from Carrigallen, Leitrim to which they returned shortly after McGoohan’s birth before moving to Sheffield, England. McGooha…
Ambrosio O'Higgins - Governor of Chile Ambrosio O'Higgins was born in Sligo c.1720. At an early age, he was sent to Spain to be educated and ultimately settled in Cadiz in 1751 where he worked in a number of unsuccessful enterprises. In 1756 he emi…
Portrait of Harry Clarke by his wife Margaret Crilley Clarke Harry Clarke was born in Dublin on St Patrick's Day on March 17th 1889. Clarke was best known for his revolutionary work in stained glass and brilliance as an illustrator. His work in gl…
Daniel Patrick Moynihan was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 16th, 1927. His grandfather John Conners Moynihan emigarated from Kerry in Ireland in the late 19th century. At the age of 6, Moynihan’s Irish Catholic family moved to Hell&rsq…
At Irish Stew, our podcast episodes are lengthy. We make no apology for that, we don't think we come to grips with a person's life in 15 minutes. In truth, it is ridiculous to believe that we can do so in an hour, which is roughly the duration of ti…
Cover of the first edition of At Swim-Two-Birds. Published by Longman's Green & Co., (1939) On March 13th, 1939, just six months before the of World War II, Longman's Green published "At Swim Two Birds". The book had been recommended to the Bri…
The remains of Nelson's Pillar before it's final destruction At 1:32 AM on March 8, 1966, many Dubliner's were woken by an explosion emanating from O'Connell Street, the Pillar was no more. A substantial chunk of the column was left, but the …
Eilís Dillon occupies a significant position within Irish literature with an extensive body of work spanning five decades. Born in Galway on March 7th. 1920, she was immersed in the traditions and struggles of the Irish nation. Her family a…
Battle of Tallaght from the London Illustrated News On March 5th 1867, a planned uprising by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, also known as the Fenians, resulted in a brief skirmish near Dublin. The Fenians, aiming to overthrow British rule in Ir…
The first episode of our new season features the voices of 4 different women. That was a departure for Irish Stew as we've never had a podcast episode with that number of guests before and had to split up our recording session to accomodate everyone…