Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast

51. Irish America & Slavery

Irish America's relationship with African Americans in the mid-19th century has long been a focus for historians, particularly those trying to understand racism and Irish

50. Forest City Irish: The Story of Portland, Maine

Maine may not be the first place we think of when it comes to large Irish communities, but in the years after the Great Famine, the port city of Portland became home to a

49. Irish Domestic Servants in America

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, tens of thousands Irish women worked as domestics. The "Irish Bridget" is one of the most recognisable stereotypes of Irish

48. The Return of Transatlantic

Damian and Fin return after the summer break to talk over their summer and whats coming in Transatlantic in the coming months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

47. Stephen Moylan: The Irish General in the American Revolution

It is little known that the term United States of America may have been coined by the Irishman, Stephen Moylan. Although a little klnown figure in Ireland, he played a ke

46. Outsiders: Irish American Radical Women

The individual experiences of ordinary Irish emigrant women in the late 19th and early 20th century can be difficult to reach, with many spending years working long hours

45. An Ulster Scot on the American Frontier: The Extraordinary Life of George Galphin

George Galphin was a married man in his late 20s when he left Armagh for a new life on the American Frontier in 1737. Across the four decades that followed Galphin built

44. The GAA in the USA

The Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the defining organisations in modern Irish history. Founded in 1884, it became the bedrock of community life across Ireland and

43. Death in the Rockies: Irish Silver Miners in Leadville, Colorado

Today a little over 2,500 people live in Leadville, Colorado. But in the late 19th century tens of thousands of people flocked here, trying to eke out a living during the

42. The Lowcountry Irish: The Story of Savannah & Charleston

The coastal area of South Carolina and Georgia, known as the "Lowcountry", may not be the first place that springs to mind when it comes to Irish America. But the histori

41. Over Here: The Americans in Northern Ireland in World War II

The U.S. entry into World War II in 1941 led to the deployment of tens of thousands of American troops to Ireland, just as it had during World War I. But this time they w

40. The St. Patrick's Day Parade: The Real History

The St. Patrick's Day Parade is the centrepiece of celebrations of Ireland's patron saint the world over. But how did it start--and just who started it? In this episode F

39. St Patrick: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

As the Irish communities prepare to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Fin and Damian look at who he was and what we know about his life. From his early days in the late Roman E

38. Early Catholic Power in New York: Rise and Resistance

The beginnings of the Catholic Irish story in New York City are usually associated with the mid-nineteenth century. But in the immediate wake of the Revolution, a small,

37. American Emigrants in Irish Folklore

Irish folklore often recalls an ancient past. However, in this episode Fin and Damian explore how America and the experiences of Irish emigrants had already become part o

36. From Famine to the Frontline: The Irish in the US Civil War

The American Civil War was a defining moment for Irish Americans in the 1860s. Over 250,000 Irish Americans many of them Famine emigrants served in the Union army. Over t

35. Catholicism & the Irish in California: Indomitable Sacramento

How did Catholicism develop on America's West Coast during the 19th and 20th centuries, and how did it differ from the experience in the major Eastern cities? What role d

34. Tammany Hall: The Irish Political Machine in New York

In this episode of Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast, we’re joined by noted historian Dr. Terry Golway to explore the story of Tammany Hall, the famed New

33. Ben Franklin's Forgotten Trip to Ireland

In 1771 Benjamin Franklin spent more than six weeks traveling through Ireland at a moment when tensions between Britain and her colonies were rising. In this episode Dami

32. Irish Mountain Men: Pioneers of the American West?

One of the most enduring stereotypes of early US history is the Mountain Man. This figure often appears as the tough and resourceful frontiersman familiar from films like