The Story of Ireland
tv show
5 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired February 20, 2011
Genres:
Overview
The series aims to explore Irish history using the historical facts and evidence while charting the origin and impact of the numerous myths that have been passed off as history in the past. Key to this approach is relating developments in Ireland to events and changes in Europe and the world at large as the centuries progress.
Age of Revolution
Season 1 - Episode 3 - 0h 0m
Air Date
March 06, 2011
Overview
Spanning the Ulster Plantation to the Act of Union, this is an era that sees Ireland take centre stage in a much wider European conflict. This episode will also investigate Gaelic life and culture during the eighteenth century through poetry, music and the rise of a Roman Catholic middle class.