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Spike Island

On this episode of Talking History: we explore Spike Island in Cork - a monastery, island fortress and convict prison, on the 85th anniversary of it being handed back to Ireland as one of the treaty ports. Featuring: John Goulding, Assistant Manager, Spike Island; Dorota Gubbins, curator, Spike Island; and Eric Curtis, Spike Island volunteer - a past resident who grew up on the island.

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19.00 16 Jul 2023

Spike Island

Spike Island

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19.00 16 Jul 2023

On this episode of Talking History: we explore Spike Island in Cork - a monastery, island fortress and convict prison, on the 85th anniversary of it being handed back to Ireland as one of the treaty ports. Featuring: John Goulding, Assistant Manager, Spike Island; Dorota Gubbins, curator, Spike Island; and Eric Curtis, Spike Island volunteer - a past resident who grew up on the island.

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