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Eoin Mac N茅ill - Fear Dearmadta 1916

Irish language documentary examining the life and legacy of Eoin Mac N茅ill who, as Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers, attempted to stop the Easter Rising of 1916.

Sa scann谩n faisn茅ise Gaeilge 60' seo, d茅anfar ini煤chadh ar shaol agus ar thionchar Eoin Mhic N茅ill, Ceann Foirne 脫glaigh na h脡ireann (The Irish Volunteers) a rinne tr茅aniarracht stop a chur le h脡ir铆 Amach na C谩sca in 1916.

T谩 athchruth煤 c煤ramach sa chl谩r, bunaithe ar chuimhn铆 cinn neamhfhoilsithe 贸 pheann Mhic N茅ill, chomh maith le l茅argais 贸 staraithe cl煤iteacha a dh茅anfaidh meas煤n煤 ar an m茅id a rinne Mac N茅ill ar son ghluaiseacht shaoirse na h脡ireann, chomh maith leis an oidhreacht a d'fh谩g s茅 ina dhiaidh i saol an l茅inn. An bhfuair s茅 cothrom na F茅inne as an m茅id a rinne s茅? Sin 铆 an cheist a dtabharfaidh an scann谩n faisn茅ise seo f煤ithi.

This Irish language documentary examines the life and legacy of Eoin Mac N茅ill who, as Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers, attempted to stop the Easter Rising of 1916. With careful reconstruction based on Mac N茅ill's unpublished memoirs, and insights from renowned historians weighing up Mac N茅ill's contribution to the Irish independence movement as well as his scholarly legacy, this documentary asks whether his legacy has been judged fairly.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 27 Mar 2016 22:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer 脫rfhlaith N铆 Chearnaigh
Director Damian McCann
Executive Producer Dermot Lavery
Executive Producer Michael Hewitt

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