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Irish Flappers and the Jazz Age - what was it like?

Most people might not be aware, but Ireland did revel in the Roaring Twenties. We had burgeoning...

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15.16 31 Aug 2026


Irish Flappers and the Jazz Age - what was it like?


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15.16 31 Aug 2026


Most people might not be aware, but Ireland did revel in the Roaring Twenties.

We had burgeoning dance halls, a thriving jazz scene and yes, we even had Irish flappers!

Joining Tom Dunne to discuss is Louise Ryan, Professor of Sociology at the University of Greenwich and Co-Editor, with Dr Eileen Hogan of UCC, of ‘Flappers and the Jazz Age: Women and Leisure in Ireland in the 1920s-30s’.


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