Shite Talk: A Bonus Irish History Podcast

[PREVIEW] TSW Weird Ireland aka Brinsley McNamara (Part 2)

Shite Talk: A Bonus Irish History Podcast

Show Notes

Here's Part 2 of our chat with Weird Ireland, AKA Brinsley McNamara!

Brinsley's book Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island is on sale in all good bookshops! And a few of the bad ones too.

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