From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish

The story of the Irish is an ambitious and ground-breaking documentary series which tells the story of the Irish from the very first inhabitants to the present day, tracing the ebb and flow of people into and out of the island. Who are the Irish? Where did they come from? Where do they go? This documentary, narrated by Colin Farrell, seeks to answer those questions.

Schedule

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From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish

From the Beginning

Sunday
May 3

8:00 am

1 Hour

Who the Irish are and where they came from; how the coming of Christianity transformed Ireland; the complex story of the Vikings in Ireland and their legacy.
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From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish

Contested Identities

Sunday
May 3

9:00 am

1 Hour

A snapshot of Europe in the year 1000 and Ireland's place within it; the rise of the Tudors, which coincided with the Protestant Reformation.
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From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish

New Worlds

Sunday
May 3

10:00 am

1 Hour

The first Irish diaspora to Europe in the 1600s; the Irish look westward for new hope -- the British Colonies of North America.
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From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish

From the Famine to the Future

Sunday
May 3

11:00 am

1 Hour

Two million Irish people emigrated in the immediate aftermath of the Famine; the contribution of the Irish, as well as other ethnic groups, in the building of the U.S.; the role of the Irish in the world.

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