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Sure, It’s Only HistoryHistory. It happened. Someone should probably talk about it.Sure, It’s Only History is a podcast hosted by Billy Galligan — a Dublin man living in Georgia who has absolutely no business presenting a history podcast and is doing it anyway. Sure why not.From the events that shaped Ireland to the moments that derailed the rest of the world entirely, this show covers it all. Wars, disasters, rebellions, bad decisions, good intentions gone horribly wrong, and the occasional triumph against the odds — told the way history should always have been told. Over a cup of tea, with a raised eyebrow and nobody taking themselves too seriously.Is it historically rigorous? More or less.Is it entertaining? That’s the plan.Will there be an Irish angle on absolutely everything? Almost certainly.New episodes whenever Billy gets around to it — which, given everything else he has going on, is an act of God in itself.
Billy Galligan hosts Sure, It’s Only History, a history show with 15 episodes published.
Billy Galligan shares the leap from a 23-year career in the Irish Defence Forces to a new life in Georgia, tracing the fear, humor, and culture shock of emigration. From a bewildering bread aisle to a solitary oath of al
This episode traces the overlooked history of Irish migration to America, from Catholic indentured servants in colonial Florida and Virginia to the huge wave of Ulster Presbyterian settlers pushing into the frontier. It
This episode traces the devastation of the Irish potato blight, the collapse of communities across Ireland, and the desperate flight that followed. It also explores the brutal reality of the coffin ships and the quaranti
This episode explores how young Irish women migrated alone to the United States in huge numbers, endured nativist stereotypes like the caricature of Bridget, and survived the isolation of domestic service. It also reveal
This episode explores how Irish immigrants transformed hardship into influence through the ward, parish, and union—a survival system that became a political force in American cities. It also traces how machine politics,
This episode traces how Irish immigrants in America built their own institutions, turned neighborhood organizing into political power, and helped reshape urban machine politics. It also explores the Kennedy breakthrough,
This episode traces how Irish famine migrants arrived in America as desperate laborers, built the canals, railways, sewers, and streets of major cities, and faced brutal anti-immigrant hostility along the way. It also fo
This episode explores how Irish-American money helped bankroll the Irish revolution, then later shaped U.S. diplomacy during the Northern Ireland peace process. It also follows the relationship into the modern era, from
Two exhausted aviators attempt the first non-stop transatlantic flight in a modified Vickers Vimy, only to touch down in a Connemara bog and stumble into history. The episode follows their triumphant reception, tragic af
Alcock and Brown’s 1919 transatlantic crossing turns into a nightmare of lost radio, blinding fog, and a terrifying upside-down plunge over the ocean. The episode follows Brown’s wing-walking ice removal and the brutal,
Discover how a newspaper challenge launched a desperate race to cross the Atlantic, driving aviation forward through wartime innovation and sheer audacity. The episode follows the underdog Vickers team as they cram a bom
This episode explores how the 1916 Easter Rising shifted from a damaged rebellion into a national cause after the executions at Kilmainham Gaol. It also follows the survivors to Frongoch and reflects on how Dublin’s land
We trace the chaotic first moments of the Easter Rising as rebels storm the GPO, Patrick Pearse reads the Proclamation, and baffled Dubliners react with laughter, suspicion, and plenty of confusion. The episode explores
This episode follows the escalation of the Easter Rising in Dublin, from the HMS Helga shelling Liberty Hall to the firestorm on O’Connell Street and the civilian toll of urban warfare. It also covers the desperate stand
Tom Clarke and Seán MacDiarmada rebuild the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the shadows, then race toward rebellion as World War I creates a brief opening for action. When the Aud’s rifles are lost and Eoin MacNeill canc
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Sure, It’s Only History is hosted by Billy Galligan. The show is categorised under history (documentary) and has published 15 episodes.
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