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Bringing the past to life! Discover how our world was shaped as Myles Dungan and guests explore events ranging from medieval times to the recent past
This week, after tumultuous week of controversy, we’ll be getting a refresher course in the origins of the term GUBU; we hear about the night the Germans bombed the Curragh in Co. Kildare; we find out about the history of dating and courtship; and meet an 18th Century Irish Cinderella.