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Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume investigate Irish history from different perspectives.

Tim McGarry, a six-foot-four comedian, joins vertically challenged Orangeman and historian Dr David Hume to investigate Irish history from different perspectives.

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The Long and the Short of It: Series 7: Was the Flight of the Earls a Catastrophe for Ireland?

Was the Flight of the Earls a Catastrophe for Ireland?

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Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume look at the Flight of the Earls in 1607.

Six foot four comedian Tim McGarry joins vertically challenged Orangeman and historian Dr David Hume to look at a number of historical incidents and people in Irish history. 

Tim McGarry, a six foot four comedian, joins vertically challenged Orangeman and historian Dr David Hume to look at a number of fascinating historical incidents and people in Irish history. The unlikely duo investigates well known historical events from different perspectives, to give the listener the long and the short of it.  

In this second episode in the series, they examine the Flight of the Earls and ask if it was the direct result of the theft of Irish land or the natural outcome of military defeat. They debate with historians Tony Canavan, Catherine Scott and Dr Annaleigh Margey.

The Long and the Short of It: Series 7

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