Bibliograph

The Irish empire, a Little Bird, Café, Hilton Cordell Productions production for RTE, BBC Northern Ireland, SBS Independent

Type

Label

The Irish empire, a Little Bird, Café, Hilton Cordell Productions production for RTE, BBC Northern Ireland, SBS Independent

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

The Irish empire

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

434459509

Responsibility statement

a Little Bird, Café, Hilton Cordell Productions production for RTE, BBC Northern Ireland, SBS Independent

Runtime

263

Summary

Explores the history of the Irish experience abroad as seen by Irish migrants themselves and as others perceive them. Covers the diversity and scale of Irish migration, the rise of Irish emigrants from slaves and convicts to plantation owners and influential politicians, Ireland's women emigrants, religious beliefs of Irish emigrants, and how the reality of Ireland today differs from the Ireland imagined by emigrants and their descendents

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. The scattering -- Pt. 2. Building the world -- Pt. 3. A world apart -- Pt. 4. Keeping the faith -- Pt. 5. Dreams of home

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification