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43 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2009
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Podcast episode
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With the breakout of World War II, the Irish Merchant fleet became a vital part saving the nation from food shortages and Lemass said that we couldn’t have preserved our neutrality without it. The military men who served with the Merchant Navy Fleet talk about their time at sea. (First Broadcast 2001)
Released:
Jan 21, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
DocArchive (1978): A Winter's Night On Arranmore: The island of Arranmore is one of the largest inhabited islands off the coast of Donegal. The winters are long and the wild ocean cuts the islanders off from the mainland. Community is vital to the island's survival; local people meet to sing song... by Documentary on One Podcast