About this episode
Did you ever hear the one about the bishop and the airport? Or the unlikely group of Irish revolutionaries who ended up changing history through an ill-fated trip to Belgium on a yacht?
Naomi and Tim tell some of their favourite, quirkiest stories from Irish history in this special seasonal story-time episode.
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The music you heard in this episode is X-mas Carol by Jahazzar, from their album Sele
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