History Inishowen

About History Inishowen

History Inishowen Lands of Éogain History Inishowen is a podcast series focusing on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Produced by the Inishowen based heritage group, Lands of Éogain and presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. There will also be a special episode with experts from National Monuments who will give practical advice regarding the protection of historical sites. This series coincides with the launch of an updated website which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. This site contains an overview of the archaeological sites of the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. www.landsofeogain.com The project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Lands of Éogain

Category

arts · education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Sept 2025

Latest episode

21 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Dec 2025

   Connie Kelleher and Karl Brady (National Monuments Service)

   History Inishowen is a new podcast series produced by Lands of Eogain which will explore aspects of the rich history of the most Northerly part of Ireland. This first series focuses on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. Episode Seven. In this episode we are delighted to be joined by two eminent archaeologists from the National Monuments Service - Connie Kelleher and Karl Brady, both of whom share a deep knowledge of the important sites in Inishowen and Donegal, And have worked extensively on the important underwater archaeology hidden off our coast. This episode looks at the role of the National Monuments Service and the conservation and protection of our heritage. We explore how it can engage with local communities to enhance in the protection and enjoyment of the wide range of sites under its care. This series coincides with the launch of the new Lands of Eogain website (www.landsofeogain.com (http://www.landsofeogain.com/))which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. Produced by Macruari Audio and Film Services, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal. Music - Dark Inishowen- Deirdre and Ella McGrory The project has received funding from The Heritage Council. Visit our website : https:// (https://)www.landsofeogain.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain (https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain) This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   21 Nov 2025

   Sean Beattie, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty

   History Inishowen is a new podcast series produced by Lands of Eogain which will explore aspects of the rich history of the most Northerly part of Ireland. This first series focuses on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. There will also be a special episode with Connie Kelleher and Karl Brady from National Monuments who will give practical advice regarding the protection of historical sites. Episode Six is in two sections. The first section is with Sean Beattie. Sean is one of the foremost local historians in Inishowen. He is a member of Culdaff and Clincha Heritage Group, The Colgan Heritage Committee, Donegal History Society and the Ulster History Trust. The second section is a conversation with Teish Doherty and Maura Harkin from The Colgan Heritage Committee in Carndonagh. A wide range of topics are covered in this celebration of local heroes of heritage in Inishowen. This series coincides with the launch of the new Lands of Eogain website (www.landsofeogain.com (http://www.landsofeogain.com/))which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. Produced by Macruari Audio and Film Services, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal. Music - Dark Inishowen- Deirdre and Ella McGrory The project has received funding from The Heritage Council. Visit our website : https:// (https://)www.landsofeogain.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain (https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain) This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   7 Nov 2025

   John J Hegarty

   History Inishowen is a new podcast series produced by Lands of Eogain which will explore aspects of the rich history of the most Northerly part of Ireland. This first series focuses on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. There will also be a special episode with Connie Kelleher and Karl Brady from National Monuments who will give practical advice regarding the protection of historical sites. Episode Five features a local heritage expert John J. Hegarty, an historian and archaeologist. John is the chairman of the West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, and is a leading figure in historical research in the area. In this episode we hear of the importance of Lough Swilly in mythology and maritime history. We hear of the Vikings and their exploits in the Inishowen area. There is more analysis of Early Christian Inishowen in Dunree and Fahan, and we learn about the mythological Gods associated with Lough Swilly and Dunree. We hear about the origin of Buncrana and the role it played in O’Doherty’s Rebellion and in the fateful capture of Wolf Tone. This series coincides with the launch of the new Lands of Eogain website (www.landsofeogain.com (http://www.landsofeogain.com/))which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. Produced by Macruari Audio and Film Services, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal. Music - Dark Inishowen- Deirdre and Ella McGrory The project has received funding from The Heritage Council. Visit our website : https:// (https://)www.landsofeogain.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain (https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain) This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   22 Oct 2025

   Dáibhí Ó Cróinín

   History Inishowen is a new podcast series produced by Lands of Eogain which will explore aspects of the rich history of the most Northerly part of Ireland. This first series focuses on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. There will also be a special episode with experts from National Monuments who will give practical advice regarding the protection of historical sites. Episode Four features Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, an Irish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people) historian and authority on Hiberno-Latin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiberno-Latin) texts, noted for his significant mid-1980s discovery in a manuscript in Padua (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padua) of the "lost" Irish 84-year Easter table (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computus). Ó Cróinín was Professor of History at NUI Galway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUI_Galway) and Member of the Royal Irish Academy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Academy). He specialises in the history of Ireland, Britain and Europe during the Middle Ages (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages) and Hiberno-Latin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiberno-Latin) texts. We will explore the story of St Patrick and the early expansion of Christianity in Ireland, and the debate around the dates of his arrival. We hear about the complex controversy around the calculation of the date for Easter, and the skills of the ancient Irish mathematicians and cosmologists in their observations. We examine how Colmcille came to set up the renowned monastic complex on Iona, and the extraordinary output of writings and artistic works from this unique foundation. We probe at the connections between the sites on this peninsula and the foundation on Iona, which is located on a remote island off the coast of Scotland, but remarkably close to Inishowen. This series coincides with the launch of the new Lands of Eogain website (www.landsofeogain.com (http://www.landsofeogain.com))which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. Produced by Macruari Audio and Film Services, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal. Music - Dark Inishowen- Deirdre and Ella McGrory The project has received funding from The Heritage Council. Visit our website : https:// (https://)www.landsofeogain.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain (https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain) This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   9 Oct 2025

   Brian Lacey

   History Inishowen is a new podcast series produced by Lands of Eogain.which will explore aspects of the rich history of the most Northerly part of Ireland. This first series focuses on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. There will also be a special episode with experts from National Monuments who will give practical advice regarding the protection of historical sites. Episode Three features Brian Lacey, who has had strong association with Lands of Éogain for many years. Brian, is an archaeologist/historian, who specialises in the north-west of Ireland, AD 500–1200. A former university lecturer, museum director and head of the Discovery Programme (archaeological research institution), he is author of about fifteen books and many research papers. His latest book: Cenél nEógain and the Donegal Kingdoms, AD 800–1200, tells the story of Cenél nEógain, a royal dynasty from Inishowen in Donegal, who defeated its previously more successful opponent, Cenél Conaill – also from Donegal – at the battle of Clóitech in AD 789. All changed following that battle. From then on, the Cenél nEógain kingdom, known as ‘Ailech’, spread across Counties Derry, Tyrone (giving that territory its name), into Armagh, and dominated the whole territory of Ulster. In this episode Brian gives a detailed overview of the expansion of the Cenél nEógain throughout the north of Ireland and offers invaluable insights into the archaeology of Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen’s most famous archaeological monument. This series coincides with the launch of the new Lands of Eogain website (www.landsofeogain.com (http://www.landsofeogain.com))which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. Produced by Macruari Audio and Film Services, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal. Music - Dark Inishowen- Deirdre and Ella McGrory the Cenél nEógain The project has received funding from The Heritage Council. Visit our website : https:// (https://)www.landsofeogain.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain (https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain) This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   26 Sept 2025

   Max Adams, Colm O'Brien and Martin Hopkins

   History Inishowen is a new podcast series which will explore aspects of the rich history of the most Northerly part of Ireland. This first series will focus on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. There will also be a special episode with experts from National Monuments who will give practical advice regarding the protection of historical sites. This second episode features renowned historians and archaeologists Max Adams and Colm O'Brien who based in Northumbria in the North East of England. Max and Colm have a long association with Inishowen and were the driving force behind the important fieldwork and excavations of the Early Christian sites in North Inishowen. Their work with the Bernician Studies Group and their role in the formation of Lands of Éogain have left a lasting legacy in the understanding of the archaeology and history of the peninsula. In this episode Max and Colm return to the early Christian site at Cooley, which overlooks the town of Moville on the East Coast of Inishowen. There are clear view of Lough Foyle, Rathlin Island and the North Coast. They meet up with Martin Hopkins who introduced them to this site and they talk about their extensive work surveying and exciting with the Bernician Studies Group. This series coincides with the launch of an updated website which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. Produced by Macruari Audio and Film Services, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal. Music - Deirdre and Ella McGrory The project has received funding from The Heritage Council. Visit our website : https:// (https://)www.landsofeogain.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain (https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain) This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

7. 

   23 Sept 2025

   Max Adams and Colm O'Brien

   History Inishowen is a new podcast series which will explore aspects of the rich history of the most Northerly part of Ireland. This first series will focus on the Early Christian and Medieval Period of history as it relates to the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Presented by local historian Neil McGrory, the first series features conversations with Max Adams, Colm O'Brien, Brian Lacey and Dáibhí O’Cróinín. Local experts and those involved in community archaeology and heritage are also featured. There are conversations with John J. Hegarty from West Inishowen History and Heritage Society, Martin Hopkins from Cooley, Maura Harkin and Teish Doherty from the Colgan Heritage Committee and Sean Beattie from Culdaff and Cloncha Heritage Group. There will also be a special episode with experts from National Monuments who will give practical advice regarding the protection of historical sites. This first episode feature renowned historians and archaeologists Max Adams and Colm O'Brien who based in Northumbria in the North East of England. Max and Colm have a long association with Inishowen and were the driving force behind the important fieldwork and excavations of the Early Christian sites in North Inishowen. Their work with the Bernician Studies Group and their role in the formation of Lands of Éogain have left a lasting legacy in the understanding of the archaeology and history of the peninsula. In this episode Max and Colm return to the fist two sites which their group studied and they discuss the discoveries and processes involved in the field work and excavations conducted at Carrowmore (Both Chonais) and at Cloncha. This series coincides with the launch of an updated website which gives an overview of some of the main historical sites in Inishowen. Produced by Macruari Audio and Film Services, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal. Music - Deirdre and Ella McGrory The project has received funding from The Heritage Council. Visit our website : https:// (https://)www.landsofeogain.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain (https://www.facebook.com/landsofeogain) This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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