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1916 Rising Service Medals Price Evaluation Leave Everyone Speechless | Antiques Roadshow UK

*All valuations were correct at the time of broadcast.* Militaria specialist Mark Smith examines an incredible group of service medals[…]

Produced by Paschal Fitzmaurice and Sean Browne 100 years ago on the 19th of April Sean Bergin and Stephen McDermott[…]

For generations, this story was buried beneath grief, betrayal, and exile. Ireland, 1920 — the War of Independence rages, but[…]

On June 5, 1646, on a hillside overlooking the River Blackwater in County Armagh, Owen Roe O’Neill achieved military perfection.[…]

Nine rifles. One county. A legacy of rebellion. In this explosive episode, we uncover the true story behind the nine[…]

March 19, 1921. Tom Barry’s flying column of 100 Irish volunteers faces 1,200 British soldiers in what should be certain[…]

November 28, 1920. A quiet country road in West Cork, Ireland. 36 Irish rebels lying in wait. Two British military[…]

What if Irish prisoners were forced to build the weapons that haunted Europe—and died in silence? This episode investigates the[…]

The Ballyseedy Massacre remains one of the most haunting atrocities of the Irish Civil War. On March 7, 1923, nine[…]

The incredible story of the Irish priest who saved thousands of lives in the Second World War. Check out Fin’s[…]