The Irish Revolution was a module taught by renowned Irish historian Professor Michael Laffan in the School of History and Archives, University College Dublin from the late 1970’s until his retirement in 2010. In association with the UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies and History Hub.ie all 10 of the lectures were recorded and are available to download via iTunes and also via the RSS feed (links are below).

Click here to listen to Lecture 2 – The Home Rule Crisis.

Image: William Gladstone during a debate on Irish Home Rule in the House of Commons on 8 April 1886. Source: Illustrated London News. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.