Anamnocht

Anamnocht Documentary series of hour-long treatments of personalities, movements, places and ideas that have shaped modern Ireland or that reveal a hidden or repressed aspect of our cultural, historical or social heritage. Previous episode: ⁕Frederick Douglass and the White Negro Frederick Douglass agus na Negroes Bana, Frederick Douglass, the "Martin Luther King" of the 19th century, escaped from slavery in the US and fled to Ireland to seek refuge during the Irish famine. The programme shows how much of an effect Ireland had on him and the relationship between Irish Americans and African Americans living in the US. Current episode: ⁕Filleadh - Return. Éamonn and Joe left home just after the war. They worked on the farms along the border between England and Scotland. They used to work with each other during the day and sleep in guest houses. They used to always talk about the day they would return to Tory island for Saint Patrick's day.

Status

Ended