Episode 4 of the History Show presented by John Dorney and Cathal Brennan.  In this episode, Dr. Aoife MacCormac of the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute talks about the Spanish Flu and the Bubonic Plague and their effect on Ireland.  Dr. MacCormac is working on a research project about the history of infectious diseases in Ireland.

Kildare historian James Durney talks about how Aungier Street became known as the Dardenelles based on an article he wrote for the Military History Society of Ireland journal The Irish Sword.

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