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January 27, 2014

Season 1

01. An Peaca

Witty animation that explores the philosophical thoughts and meanings behind the poem An Peaca, written by the great Irish language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin.

4min
January 27, 2014

02. Oileán agus Oileán Eile

Witty animation that explores Seán Ó Ríordáin's personal philosophy on the nature of poetry in the poem Oileán agus Oileán Eile.

4min
February 3, 2014

03. An tSeanbhean Bhocht

Witty animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's poem, where Ireland is no longer portrayed as a beautiful woman, but a quarrelsome old woman who cannot be pleased.

4min
February 10, 2014

04. Leaba Shíoda

Enchanting animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's powerful love poem, where the natural world becomes a metaphor for physical love.

4min
February 17, 2014

05. Oileán

Animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's radical poem where she imagines her lover as an island.

4min
February 24, 2014

06. Cuimhne an Domhnaigh

Striking animation that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's reflective poem about the uneasy relationship between the individual and his island home, Inis Mór.

4min
March 3, 2014

07. An tEarrach Thiar

A striking animation that explores the poet Máirtín Ó Direáin's early romantic reflections of his island home, Inis Mór.

4min
March 10, 2014

08. Blianta an Chogaidh (The War Years)

Powerful animated short that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's guilty reflection on Ireland's neutral stance during the Second World War, captured in the poem Blianta an Chogaidh.

4min
October 28, 2013

09. One for Sorrow

A striking animation that explores the poet Gréagóir Ó Dúill's personal poem that celebrates the life of his beloved aunt.

4min
March 24, 2014

10. An Caoradóir

A striking animation that explores Cathal Ó Searcaigh's poem about the bleak and lonely life of an old sheep farmer, typical of rural Gortahork.

4min
March 31, 2014