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Irish Imperial Lives

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Irish Imperial Lives

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From workhouse girls to colonial Governors, and from Tangiers to Tasmania, Kate O'Malley and Abie Philbin Bowman uncover the fascinating stories of Irish people whose lives were shaped by their service in, or agitation against, the British Empire.

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Kamala Harris's link to Irish slave owner Hamilton Brown

Kamala Harris's link to Irish slave owner Hamilton Brown

Clip • 11 Mins • 20 AUG 24 • Irish Imperial Lives

Charles Tegart, Police Intelligence Officer

Charles Tegart, Police Intelligence Officer

Clip • 27 Mins • 06 AUG 24 • Irish Imperial Lives

Charles Gavan Duffy, Premier of Victoria

Charles Gavan Duffy, Premier of Victoria

Clip • 28 Mins • 30 JUL 24 • Irish Imperial Lives

The Irish of The Caribbean: Slave Owners and Whistle Blowers

The Irish of The Caribbean: Slave Owners and Whistle Blowers

Clip • 28 Mins • 23 JUL 24 • Irish Imperial Lives

Commodore John Barry

Commodore John Barry

Clip • 27 Mins • 16 JUL 24 • Irish Imperial Lives

The Famine Orphan Girls sent to Australia

The Famine Orphan Girls sent to Australia

Clip • 28 Mins • 09 JUL 24 • Irish Imperial Lives

William O’Brien, Second Earl of Inchiquin

William O’Brien, Second Earl of Inchiquin

Clip • 28 Mins • 02 JUL 24 • Irish Imperial Lives

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Irish people who worked in the British Empire

Irish people who worked in the British Empire

Clip • 11 Mins • 28 JUN 24 • Today with Claire Byrne