Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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Mícheál Ó Coileáin & Kitty KiernanMichael Collins and Kitty Kiernan kept their love alive through the 300 letters they exchanged between 1919 and 1922.25m2
Robert Emmet & Sarah CurranThe doomed love affair between the Irish patriot Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran that took place during the Irish rebellion of 1803.25m3
Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred DouglasIrish 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.25m4
Eibhlín Dubh & Art Ó LaoghaireThe 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.25m5
Maud Gonne & WB YeatsIreland'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.25m6
Gráinne Ní Mháille & Risteárd an IarainnAn 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.25m
Mícheál Ó Coileáin & Kitty KiernanMichael Collins and Kitty Kiernan kept their love alive through the 300 letters they exchanged between 1919 and 1922.25m2Robert Emmet & Sarah CurranThe doomed love affair between the Irish patriot Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran that took place during the Irish rebellion of 1803.25m3Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred DouglasIrish 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.25m4Eibhlín Dubh & Art Ó LaoghaireThe 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.25m5Maud Gonne & WB YeatsIreland'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.25m6Gráinne Ní Mháille & Risteárd an IarainnAn 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.25mCast
