DocArchive (1976): Going, Going, Gone
Malahide Castle, parts of which date to the 12th century, lies close to the village of Malahide in the north of Dublin. This documentary tells the history of the castle and the family who owned it and...
25 Jan 200938min
DocArchive (1976): Boss Croker of Glencairn
Richard Croker (1843-1922) was a politician in America born in the village of Blackrock, Cork. At the helm of Democratic Party politics, he became extremely wealthy receiving bribe money from brothels...
24 Jan 200937min
DocArchive (1981): Burning the Bones of the Earth
This documentary is based on an unpublished memoir and tells the story of the life and work of a lime burner- seen through the eyes of Matty McCaulife from Kerry and ‘the limeburner of Churchhill’ - a...
23 Jan 200939min
DocArchive (2007): Piano Lessons, Sliding Scales
Girls who want to learn to play the piano. Girls who do not want to learn to play the piano. Some of these girls are heard in this piece. It is the voice of the Maiden reaching back through time, trav...
23 Jan 200940min
DocArchive (2009): A Piece of Cloth
A documentary about Muslim women wearing the hijab in Ireland. This programme hears the story of Shekinah Egan, a young girl from Gorey who found herself at the centre of a controversy around the wear...
22 Jan 200941min
DocArchive (1972): It Sprang From Uibh Laoire
An exploration of the literary history of Uibh Laoire - the lakeland between Macroom and Gougane Barra in West Cork. It's been written about by literary figures: O'Connor, Ó Faoiláin and Corkery.It is...
22 Jan 200948min
DocArchive (1981): Knock Three Times And Ask For Joe
America attempted a nationwide ban on the sale of alcohol to try to transform a basic habit of millions of people. Prohibition was introduced from 1920 -1933. This documentary tells the story of speak...
22 Jan 200937min
DocArchive (2001): This Island Nation
With the breakout of World War II, the Irish Merchant fleet became a vital part saving the nation from food shortages and Lemass said that we couldn’t have preserved our neutrality without it. The mil...
21 Jan 200943min
