Irish Love Stories

202125m

Examines a variety of some of the greatest romances between the most iconic lovers ever to shape Ireland's history. A famous Irish love story is followed and anchored with a tangible item that represents the relationship in each story.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | John Mitchel

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | John Mitchel

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Jenny Verner

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Jenny Verner

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Jenny Verner & John Mitchel

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Jenny Verner & John Mitchel

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Jenny Verner & John Mitchel

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Jenny Verner & John Mitchel

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Leslie de Barra

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Leslie de Barra

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Tom Barry

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Tom Barry

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Tom Barry & Leslie de Barra

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Tom Barry & Leslie de Barra

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann| Matilda Witherington & Wolfe Tone

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann| Matilda Witherington & Wolfe Tone

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Wolfe Tone

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Wolfe Tone

Thumbnail for video: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Matilda Witherington & Wolfe Tone

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann | Matilda Witherington & Wolfe Tone

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2021

Still image for Irish Love Stories season 1 episode 1: Mícheál Ó Coileáin & Kitty Kiernan

1. Mícheál Ó Coileáin & Kitty Kiernan

Michael Collins and Kitty Kiernan kept their love alive through the 300 letters they exchanged between 1919 and 1922.

Still image for Irish Love Stories season 1 episode 2: Robert Emmet & Sarah Curran

2. Robert Emmet & Sarah Curran

The doomed love affair between the Irish patriot Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran that took place during the Irish rebellion of 1803.

Still image for Irish Love Stories season 1 episode 3: Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred Douglas

3. Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred Douglas

Irish playwright Oscar Wilde's illicit love affair with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas in Victorian London cost him his family, his livelihood, his fame and his life. Wilde threw every caution to the wind in this reckless relationship.

Still image for Irish Love Stories season 1 episode 4: Eibhlín Dubh & Art Ó Laoghaire

4. Eibhlín Dubh & Art Ó Laoghaire

The tragic tale of the greatest poem ever composed in the Irish oral tradition. Caoineadh Art Uí Laoghaire was composed by Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill for the great love of her life, Art, who took a stand against the Penal Laws in Ireland.

Still image for Irish Love Stories season 1 episode 5: Maud Gonne & WB Yeats

5. Maud Gonne & WB Yeats

Ireland's most famous unrequited love story. Activist Maud Gonne was WB Yeats' great muse and love of his life, inspiring some of his finest poetry, including No Second Troy, a prime example of the enduring nature of troubled love stories.

Still image for Irish Love Stories season 1 episode 6: Gráinne Ní Mháille & Risteárd an Iarainn

6. Gráinne Ní Mháille & Risteárd an Iarainn

An epic love story during a time of great change and upheaval in 16th century Gaelic Ireland. Grace O'Malley forges a path to power and leadership by land and by sea in the West of Ireland with her husband, Iron Richard Bourke.

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