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by Donal Fallon
Three Castles Burning is a social history podcast, dedicated to the story of the Irish capital. Dublin is a city of many stories, Three Castles Burning tells some of the more forgotten ones.
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- 1 weeks ago54 min
From The Sack 'Em Ups to the Anatomy Act: Body Snatching in Dublin Graveyards (with Warren Farrell)
Historian Warren Farrell is the author of the forthcoming Curious Ireland, a follow-up to his best-selling social history of Glasnevin Cemetery. A tour guide at the cemetery over many years, he was the perfect choice for this discussion at the historic Green Street Court. Part of the Bram Stoker Festival, I am grateful to the Irish Court Services who facilitated this live edition of the podcast. A content warning on this one, which is morbid enough at times.
- 3 weeks ago37 min
The Dublin of Magill Magazine: From Merrion Row to the Ballymun Towers
Vincent Browne's Magill magazine remains one of the most important publications of its kind in Irish history. Joined by Kevin Rafter (author of Fearless, a new history of the magazine published by New Island Books), we journey through some of its important Dublin stories and locations. From the heroin crisis in suburban Dublin to the failures of the Ballymun project, Magill reported truthfully and fearlessly on life in the capital. Available now from: https://thebookshop.ie/kevin-rafter-fearless-vincent-browne-magill-and-ireland-in-the-1980s-brand-new/
- Sep 24, 202630 min
Before the Olympia: Dan Lowrey's Palace of Varieties
In the Victorian age, the entertainer Dan Lowrey created a truly special theatre, music hall and Palace of Varieties in the laneway of Crampton Court. Today, it has grown into the Olympia Theatre. The story of this theatre involves daredevil antics, the occasional tragedy and visiting celebrities. In this episode we meet characters as diverse as Peadar Kearney and the male impersonator Vesta Tilley. FÓGRA: The Dublin Festival of History launches this weekend!
- Sep 7, 202635 min
A Tribute to Frank McDonald (1950-2026)
Marking the passing of one of the most significant commentators on the past and present of Dublin city, this episode draws from a different discussion with McDonald from the one that featured in an earlier edition of the show. Reflecting on his own career and friendships, McDonald was in fine flying form as we chatted in Henretta Street. This episode is dedicated to his memory.
- Aug 22, 202633 min
Executioners: The Pierrepoint Family
Albert Pierrepoint was a household name in his own lifetime, even penning the best-selling memoir Executioner. A hangman who followed in the footsteps of his father and uncle, Dublin was an important part of his story, including both Kilmainham Gaol and Mountjoy prison. In the years of the War of Independence, more than one plan was devised by republicans to keep his uncle Tom from carrying out an execution. In this episode, we look not only at the Pierrepoint family, but the strange history of capital punishment in Ireland.
- Aug 7, 202628 min
Madame Tussaud and Dublin: Guillotines and Escape Cars
In the early nineteenth century, Madame Tussaud spent several years in Dublin. Her waxworks and relics of the French Revolution proved a big draw for crowds here, packing out a gallery on Exchequer Street and touring the country. She would even create works honouring the leading Irish politician of the day. Her time in Ireland would shape her later world famous museum, and decades later it acquired a particularly gruesome relic connected to a violent day in Dublin.
- Jul 22, 202656 min
Bia Duit: Food in Dublin in 1904 (Live at The Signal House)
In Ulysses, the pub we know as J & M Cleary's appears as The Signal House. It seemed a good location to explore food in the time of James Joyce. Ann Marie Duffin's fantastic page Bia Duit has been exploring food history and folklore, and she joins me to talk all things food in 1904. Ken and Gwen from the brilliant Assassination Custard - a beloved institution on Kevin Street - brought along their own unique contribution to proceedings, with food inspired by the time. Support TCB at: www.patreon.com/threecastlesburning
- Jul 6, 202643 min
A Vision for Irish Theatre: Deirdre O'Connell (with Sabina Higgins)
At the recent Luke Kelly Festival, I was delighted to speak with Sabina Higgins (née Coyne) all about the Focus Theatre and Deirdre O'Connell. Bringing the Stanislavski acting system to Ireland in the 1960s, Deirdre transformed how young actors felt about the possibility of the theatre. The tiny Focus Theatre - with the support of Luke Kelly and others - had a massive impact on the theatre here, producing a generation of actors who would have real impact in the Irish arts. We talk about it, and Sabina's career more broadly, including the landmark television programme Insurrection (1966).
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