On this week's programme - The Irishman who mapped Mount Everest; Modern music with a medieval makeover; and how Irish republican women split over the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

The Irish Man Who Mapped Mount Everest

In September 1921, a small group of mountaineers, members of a British-funded expedition, reached a ridge high in the Tibetan Himalayas. Rising before them was the greatest mountain of them all: Chomolungma to the Tibetans, Sagarmatha to the neighbouring Nepalese and Mount Everest to this group of explorers.

The expedition was led by Charles Howard-Bury, an Irish veteran of the First World War. Its goal was to create the first maps of the mountain. Bury's life and the landmark 1921 reconnaissance mission that he led are the subject of an online exhibition called We had experience of wonderful moments.

It’s part of Westmeath County Council’s Decade of Centenaries programme, and you can find it at everest1921.com

To talk about it Myles is joined by two guests. Frank Nugent is an experienced mountaineer, explorer and expedition leader in his own right. He’s also an author who wrote about Bury in his 2013 book In Search of Peaks, Passes and Glaciers: Irish Alpine Pioneers

Ian Kenneally is Historian-in-Residence for Westmeath County Council, who researched and designed the exhibition.

Bardcore Music

We're going to look now at a genre of music that takes inspiration from the past, to create a unique soundscape that seamlessly combines the old, and the new. 'Bardcore’, as it’s known, has exploded in popularity online over the last couple of years.

Our reporter, Colm Flynn spoke to one of Bardcore’s most popular artists, who goes by the name Hildegard von Blingin. Listen to her music on her Youtube channel

Cumann na mBan Convention 1922

On the 5th February 1922, hundreds of delegates attended the annual convention of Cumann na mBan which was held in the Mansion House, Dublin. The convention was called so that the women of Cumann na mBan could vote on whether they, as an organisation should accept or reject the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

The Convention was a hugely important event, the newspapers of the day all reported on it, yet it has been somewhat neglected in the narrative of the lead up to the Irish Civil War.

Joining Myles in studio to discuss what happened at the Convention and the aftermath is Historian Dr Mary McAuliffe, Director of Gender Studies at University College Dublin. She's also of course the biographer of Margaret Skinnider, one of the women who attended the convention.

Click here for details of the Cumann na mBan Symposium Mary is organising.