The Irish Civil War

Dec 11, 2022 52m IE

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Documentary

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 : Season 1

Dec 11, 2022

Synopsis

The 3-part documentary series The Irish Civil War tells the epic and often challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923. Narrated by Brendan Gleeson, produced in partnership with University College Cork by RTÉ Cork as part of the Decade of Centenary commemorations and based on UCC’s “mammoth and magnificent” Atlas of the Irish Revolution, this documentary series features extensive archive film footage, photographs and materials, interviews with leading academics, archive interviews with contemporary participants and witnesses, firsthand witness accounts read by actors, detailed and dynamic graphic maps based on those featured in the Atlas of the Irish Revolution, and stunning cinematography of the very locations where events took place.

Title	The Irish Civil War
First Air Date	Dec 11, 2022
Last Air Date	Dec 13, 2022
Episodes	3
Seasons	1
Companies	Tyrone Productions, RTÉ
Keywords	irish history, war, history, irish