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Dublin's Trinity College professor highlights 1,500 years of Irish history

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Hikers trekking to the top of 6th Century monastic site on Skellig Michael Island, County Kerry, Ireland
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Hikers trekking to the top of 6th Century monastic site on Skellig Michael Island, County Kerry, Ireland

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a conversation with renowned professor Seán Duffy at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

Professor Seán DuffyTrinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Professor Seán DuffyTrinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Duffy shares with Wilmer highlights of 1,500 years of Irish History condensed to 45 minutes.

Professor Duffy specializes in the history of medieval Ireland, the political history of Ireland from the Viking Age to the Bruce Invasion; Irish relations with England, Scotland, and Wales in the same period; and the history and archaeology of medieval Dublin.

This show originally broadcast some time ago, but is re-shared in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

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