Ireland's History with Slavery

In this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan looks at Ireland's connection to transatlantic slavery, and finds out how Irish enslavers profited across all the major European slave economies.

Joining him to discuss this are:

·         Prof Finola O’Kane, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at UCD, and co-editor of 'Ireland, Slavery and the Caribbean: Interdisciplinary Perspectives'

·         Dr Ciaran O’Neill, Ussher Associate Professor in Nineteenth-Century History at TCD, and co-editor of 'Ireland, Slavery and the Caribbean: Interdisciplinary Perspectives'

·         Prof David Dickson, Emeritus Professor of Modern History at TCD