Official podcast of the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum. Join us as we sit down for a chat with historians, journalists, authors, and other guests to discuss their research, career, and love of museums.
Witches in Ulster? The Islandmagee trials of 1711, with Dr Andrew Sneddon
You’ve heard of Salem, but what about Islandmagee? We chat with Dr Sneddon about one of the last witch trials in Ireland which were held on a peninsula in southeast County Antrim in the early 18th century.
11 Mar 2026
Robert Hilliard: Olympian, Priest, Brigadista and Christy Moore. A talk with author Lin Rose Clark
Priest, Olympian, socialist, Franco-fighter! The fascinating life of Robert Hilliard, told by his granddaughter Lin Rose Clark, and author of a new biography, Swift Blaze of Fire. (https://www.lilliputpress.ie/pages/lin-rose-clark?srsltid=AfmBOooZna9YXzUJOwLBu6D2NzDxjYhVfeZaCIdaZFJISq1pXN5Ufptd)
Lin spoke at the museum in February 2026: ‘The fascinating Robert Hilliard’, by Lin Rose Clark – Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum (https://www.lisburnmuseum.com/events/the-fascinating-robert-hilliard-by-lin-rose-clark/)
3 Mar 2026
Digging up the past! Moira, Rawdon and Lisburn's Castle Gardens with Ruairí Ó'Baoill
Archaeologist Ruairí Ó'Baoill joins us to discuss his career, findings from digs at Moira Demesne in 2019 and 2025, and Lisburn's Castle Gardens!
Ruairí is an archaeologist at the Centre for Community Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast. They run the Community Archaeology Programme Northern Ireland (CAPNI), supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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