Undercover Irish

Eolan Ryng

Topics: History

No. 94 in HistoryNew

Undercover Irish is a podcast about Ireland's history, language, placenames and the stories that often get left out. Named one of the Irish Examiner's Top 10 Irish Podcasts of 2025. Episodes explore everything from forgotten places and revolutionary history to Gaeilge, Irish words and names, emigration, folklore and the links between Ireland and the wider world. Undercover Irish; Uncovering Ireland's Hidden Curriculum.

Latest episodeCork's Kilmainham Ep. 6: Women Of The War Of IndependenceOctober 8, 2026 · 39 min

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Latest episodes

1. Cork's Kilmainham Ep. 6: Women Of The War Of IndependenceOctober 8, 2026 · 39 min
2. Cork's Kilmainham Ep. 5: \"X\" Marks The CellSeptember 29, 2026 · 28 min
3. Cork's Kilmainham Ep. 4: The Firing Squads ReturnSeptember 17, 2026 · 32 min
4. Cork's Kilmainham Ep. 3: The Chain, the Cell and the Hunger StrikeSeptember 9, 2026 · 43 min
5. Cork's Kilmainham Ep. 2: 1916, Thomas Kent, Tadhg Barry and the Hidden GraveSeptember 4, 2026 · 37 min
6. Cork's Kilmainham Ep. 1: From Famine to Fenians, From Cork to the CatalpaAugust 27, 2026 · 33 min
7. What Irish Surnames Remember — Part 2: The Names That Came AshoreJune 18, 2026 · 36 min
8. What Irish Surnames Remember — Part 1: Ó, Mac, Ní & NicJune 10, 2026 · 47 min
9. When Ireland Speaks in a Woman's Voice: From Ériu to ElmesJune 5, 2026 · 35 min
10. What Irish County Names Really Mean: Part 2May 30, 2026 · 32 min

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