Who Will History Remember?

How do we decide who the most significant people in our history are? Whose story is worth telling? In this episode, I’m joined by Eoin Kinsella, managing editor of the Dictionary of Irish Biography, to explore how he and the team behind this remarkable resource tell the story of our island through biography. The DIB, a free to access to website has thousands of biographies on figures from Irish History. From Henry McCullough, the only Irish musician at Woodstock, to Ann Lovett, whose tragic death forced a nation to confront uncomfortable truths, and Brendan Hughes, whose life mirrored the turbulence of the Troubles, this conversation delves into the complexities of who gets remembered—and why. People mentioned in the episode. Ann Lovett https://www.dib.ie/biography/lovett-ann-a10324 Eamon De Valera https://www.dib.ie/biography/de-valera-eamon-dev-a2472 Bang Bang https://www.dib.ie/biography/dudley-thomas-bang-bang-a2803 The Dice man https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcginty-thom-diceman-a5672 John Mitchel https://www.dib.ie/biography/mitchel-john-a5834 John Redmond https://www.dib.ie/biography/redmond-john-edward-a7602 Brendan Hughes https://www.dib.ie/biography/hughes-brendan-a9636 Dolours Price https://www.dib.ie/biography/price-dolours-a10048 Martin McGuinmess https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcguinness-james-martin-pacelli-a10375 Michael Collins https://www.dib.ie/biography/collins-michael-a1860 Daniel O’Connell https://www.dib.ie/biography/oconnell-daniel-a6555 Charles Stewart Parnell https://www.dib.ie/index.php/biography/parnell-charles-stewart-a7199 Francis Sheehy Skeffington https://www.dib.ie/biography/skeffington-francis-sheehy-a8105 Lady Mary Heath https://www.dib.ie/biography/heath-sophie-mary-lady-heath-nee-peirce-evans-other-married-name-eliott-lynn-a2963 Henry McCullough https://www.dib.ie/biography/mccullough-henry-campbell-liken-a10389 Eva Gore Booth https://www.dib.ie/biography/booth-eva-selina-gore-a0784 Do you have suggestion for entries. Contact the DIB at [email protected] Sound by Kate Dunlea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.