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Three Castles Burning

Donal Fallon

Three Castles Burning is a social history podcast, dedicated to the story of the Irish capital. Dublin is a city of many stories, Three Castles Burning tells some of the more forgotten ones.

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  • 21 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 35 min
  • English
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  • S3 · E21
    Nov 30, 2025 · 32 min

    Modernist Mausoleum or Masterpiece? The US Embassy in Ballsbridge (With Cormac Murray)

    Cormac Murray is the author of a new study of the US Embassy in Ballsbridge. A visual feast, it explores one of Dublin's most unusual buildings in its architectural, social, cultural and political contexts. The work of John M. Johansen,described as "a Neoclassical Modernist", the building was something of a never-ending saga. In an edition of just 400, the study is available from Phibsboro Press You can support Three Castles Burning at Patreon.

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