Podcast 1- Ireland’s Fenian Rising

Who were the Fenians and how did this all start? Listen to the story of the appalling conditions in Ireland in the 1860’s and how they influenced those who had grown up during the Great Hunger to seek justice. Hear the heart wrenching story of Kate Cashman as she searches for her arrested husband Denis. There are tales of betrayal by informers, of hastily organised sham trials of former military men and imprisonment in the worst of England’s jails. Yet, despite their brutal treatment, what drives these men to remain true to their vision?