Join correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Ireland at Trinity College, Dublin for a conversation with renowned professor Seán Duffy.
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Duffy shares highlights of 1,500 years of Irish History condensed to 45 minutes, touching on the Scots-Irish connection, how St. Patrick was not of Irish origin, and many more fascinating tales of Ireland’s amazing history.
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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.
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