The Historyman Carlow

A series of 51 stories written by Donal Cadogan about historical events and people from Carlow. Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee
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Sequah the Painless Dentist
Hear the story of a colourful …
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How Dick Wolseley Went Up in The World
Today we have the tale of the …
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Denis Count O’Kelly and Eclipse the Racehorse
We hear about the life of Deni …
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Corona North the Flower of Altamont
It’s February and the snowdrop …
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Fr Braughwell – Carlow’s Pilgrim Priest
Hear the tale of Fr Braughwell …
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Pat Reid Professor of Escape
The story of Pat Reid – a man …
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Anna Mae Hays – American’s First Woman Army General
Anna Mae Hays’ father, Dan McC …
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Arthur Wallace & The Wages of Greed
The story of Arthur Wallace wh …
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Richard Hill – Jealousy, Murder and Redemption
The story of Richard Hill, a m …
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The Desperate Five Go Potato Picking
The sad tale of five women who …
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Carlow Castle – 800 years old and still standing
A brief history of Carlow Cast …
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The Tragic Life of Lucinda Sly
On this day 186 years ago Luci …
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Elisabeth Ashbridge and Her Search for Happiness
The Historyman brings us the t …
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Joe Byrne – One of Ned Kelly’s Gang
The Historyman – Donal Cadogan …
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Sr Aloysius
The story of Sr Aloysius, a nu …
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Boyle Roche – the Father of the Irish Bull
Boyle Roche who at one time se …
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Judge Mary O’Toole
Judge Mary O’Toole originally …
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Manie Payne – Blessed Quietness
Manie Payne was a pious lady, …
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Pierce Butler – Signatory of the American Constitution
Pierce Butler was born in Ball …
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The Battle of Carlow
25th May is the anniversary of …
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Wilfred Thesigner
Wilfred Thesigner was an explo …
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George Hartpole
George Hartpole was a Carlow m …
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Lady Harriet Kavanagh
Lady Harriet Kavanagh married …
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Daniel Dowling
Daniel Dowling was a Carlow ma …
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Frederick Wolsely
Frederick Wolsely, from Tullow …
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Christabel Beilenberg
Christabel Beilenberg’s story …
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Robin Ruttledge
Robin Ruttledge, a Carlow man …
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Peter Collier
Peter Collier was a book publi …
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Yvonne Barr
Yvonne Barr came from Carlow a …
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John Sadlier
John Sadlier was a businessman …
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Olive Hall
Olive Hall, Ireland’s First La …
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St. Anne’s Church
The story of St Anne’s Church …
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William Foster
William Foster was a prominent …
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Frederick Whirlpool
Frederick Whirlpool, Carlow’s …
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Samuel Haughton
Samuel Haughton, a very learne …
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Maria Duckett
aria Duckett, a wealthy woman, …
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Suzannah Stern
Suzannah Stern left Carlow and …
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Edward Jordan
Edward Jordan came to a grueso …
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Michael Keogh
Michael Keogh the Carlow man w …
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Gunfight on Brandon Hill
A day out poaching in 1888 whi …
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Patrick O’Donohue
Patrick O’Donohue, a Carlow re …
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The Breen Family
The Breen family in 1846, spen …
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Goody Glover
The extraordinary and sad stor …
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Robert Rochfort
Robert Rochfort, a cruel parso …
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Rhoda Lecky Pike
Rhoda Lecky Pike – a celebrity …
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The Knockroe Bombing
The story of how Germany bombe …
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Olivia Robertson
Olivia Robertson, a Clonegal l …
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The Aughney Sisters
The story of the Aughney siste …
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Beauchamp Bagenal
The illustrious Beauchamp Bage …