Episodes

In this episode of the Letter from Ireland Show Carina and Mike chat about many useful aspects of discovering more about your Irish family history - all wrapped inside just one Australian reader's story - and her links back t...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of the Letter from Ireland Show. In this episode of the Letter from Ireland Show we join John Grenham - author of the definitive guide to Irish Genealogy - "Tracing your Irish Ancestors" - …

In this episode of the Letter from Ireland Show we share just some of the interviews and commentaries we recorded as we made our way along the "Irish Ancestral Trail" from Newfoundland to Toronto in Ontario. We do hope you …

In the episode of the Letter from Ireland Show we talk with Mike Collins - the publishing director of Cork University Press and specifically about their recent best-seller "The Atlas of the Irish Revolution". We cover a wide ...

In this special episode, we select some stories from our annual Green Room Member Storybook. You will hear stories from our members sharing lots of memorable Irish experiences both in Ireland and closer to their own homes. Th...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of the Letter from Ireland Show. In this show, we focus in on a very particular first name - Valentine! We look at a a very special connection between Saint Valentine and Ireland, get …

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of the Letter from Ireland Show. In this episode we talk about Irish citizenship through a story about a movie star and director you may know - and also share the perspective of our …

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of the Letter from Ireland Show. In this first episode of our new series we look actually take a look at the Scottish institution known as "Burns Night" - named after Scotland's unofficial natio...

Welcome to Season 1, Episode 19 of the Letter from Ireland Show. In this episode we look at two stories about Christmas in Ireland - the second letter is all about Christmas traditions in Ireland, but before that we look …

In this episode we look at two stories about Irish religion that may surprise you - the first about a religion leaving Cork for North America and the second about a religious community that came to County Limerick.

In this episode we look at "Approved" Irish baby names that are found in our families - maybe you'll hear one from your own family?

In this episode we look at two qualities that are in short supply in the public world today - Integrity and Principle - and the stories of two Irishmen who had those qualities in spades! Why the picture of the …

In this episode we go back to the Irish Famine of the mid-1800s and look at ways at which news of the Irish Famine spread throughout the world - leading to reactions from the most surprising of quarters.

In this episode of the Letter from Ireland show - we try to answer two questions: "Where did the Irish come from?" as well as "Is Irishness in your Nature or Nurture?" I wonder if you will agree with some …

What can Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters tell us about your Irish surnames - their origin and evolution down through the years? In this episode, Carina takes looks at Irish surnames through the lens of Jane Austen - specif...

In this episode, Carina reads two of our letters from Ireland. First up we take a look at the story of Irish explorer who was also an Irish Saint: "A Voyage With Saint Brendan. Then, she introduces us to some …

In this episode, we look at two stories of strong Irish women. The first story examines that well-known muse of the poet, W.B. Yeats - Maud Gonne. In the second story, we look at the mother of a man who …

In this episode, Carina reads two of our letters from Ireland. First up we take a look at how Irish placenames receive those names, and the letter is called: "From Cows to River-Mouths". Then, she takes us on a journey …

In this episode of the Letter from Ireland Show, we travel in the footsteps of two Irish scientists - one with a section of the moon named after them and the other responsible for the mathematics behind the computers we …

Here is Cormac Lally reciting his composition - A Moving Story - which we commissioned for the 2017 Green Room Hooley.

In this episode we share our favourite ways to plan a great trip to Ireland.

4 Irish Women - Tales of Adversity and Triumph

Did one of your Irish surnames come out of one of these placenames in Ireland? It's surprising just how many places received their names from the local leading family - see if one of yours is here!

Do you have Methodist or Quaker ancestors in your Irish family tree? If the answer is yes, then listen on....