# Catalpa: The Epic Story of the Greatest Prison Rescue in Irish History

An episode of [The Pat Kenny Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/698050979), 27 Sep 2026, 14 min.

Audio: https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2790/pk_catalpa_8fca1730_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=422992&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2790

The audacious Catalpa escape story had its 150th anniversary this year. To mark it, historian Michael Barry has just published Catalpa: The Epic Story of the Greatest Prison Rescue in Irish History. Michael joined Ciara this morning to discuss the book. Image: Ennis Bookshop

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