The Historyman

The History Man has lots of stories and up till now has had nobody to listen to him. You are now his audience; hear him as he regales with stories from Kilkenny’s historical past.

Made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the television license fee and sponsored by The Club House Hotel

Written and narrated by Donal Cadogan

The Abduction Club
Men take huge liberties in coe …
Godwin Swift’s Aerial Chariot
One of the Swift’s of Jenkinst …
Achmet Borumborad
A Kilkenny man masquerades as …
Alice Kytler
Four of her husbands have died …
Kilkenny’s First All- Ireland
Kilkenny and Tipperary GAA riv …
Captain Lightfoot
Kilkenny’s Highwayman – the or …
Fr Delahunty
A nationalist priest, unwelcom …
General Tom Thumb
General Tom Thumb uses his sta …
Mayor Blount
Harsh penalties from a harsh m …
The Big Chapel
Fr Robert O’Keefe’s actions causes a split in the parish of Callan and brings his bishop and cardinal to court
Johnstown Plane Crash
An empty plane falls from the …
Martin O’Loughlin
Did you ever wonder who built …
Philip Fitzgibbon
In the mid 1700s a Kilkenny sc …
Bull Baiting
A regrettable pastime is recal …
Machine Wrecking Comes to Kilkenny
Farm labourers were not happy …
William G Wills
An account of the life and tim …
Kilkenny Beer Festival
The Historyman recalls the day …
Henry Hammond
A Kilkenny blacksmith experien …
Henry Flood
MP Henry Flood deals comprehen …
Mabel Cahill
Kilkenny lady, Mabel Cahill is …
Jim Reeves
Excitement in Kilkenny as Amer …
Mary Holland’s Funeral
Mary Holland, unassuming in li …
Dean Edmund Comerford
In the 15th century Dean Edmun …
Michael Byrne
Kilkenny Fiddler Michael Byrne …
Peter de Loughrey
An account of the the man who …
James Reid
Kilkenny man James Reid gets a …
James Mason
In the 1880s James Mason from …
Nicholas Langton
Nicholas Langton, from Kilkenn …
James O’Donnell
Kilkenny’s James O’Donnell was …
William Shee
In 1850’s Kilkenny there was a …
The Ladies of Llangollen
Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah …
John Byrne
A sad tale of Castlecomer man …
James Freney
James Freney – A Kilkenny groomsman becomes a notorious highwayman
Hubert Butler
Hubert Butler – Essayist and w …
Jimmy Walker
Jimmy Walker – The son of a Ca …
Science Club
Science Clubs – In the mid-180 …
Callan Summertime
Callan Summertime – Callan ref …
Ballyragget Appartitions
Ballyragget Apparitions – Our …
Daniel Axtell
Daniel Axtell – Cromwell’s rig …
Seamus Burke
Seamus Burke – A Kilkenny man …
Walsh The Slaver
Walsh the Slaver – The Walsh f …
James Butler
James Butler – A Kilkenny man …
Ellen Lacey
Ellen Lacey – Ellen was born a …