
Irish Love Stories (2021)
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Ann Marie Horan as Narrator
Episodes 12
Mícheál Ó Coileáin & Kitty Kiernan
Michael Collins and Kitty Kiernan kept their love alive through the 300 letters they exchanged between 1919 and 1922.
Read MoreRobert Emmet & Sarah Curran
The doomed love affair between the Irish patriot Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran that took place during the Irish rebellion of 1803.
Read MoreOscar Wilde & Lord Alfred Douglas
Irish 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.
Read MoreEibhlín Dubh & Art Ó Laoghaire
The 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.
Read MoreMaud Gonne & WB Yeats
Ireland'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.
Read MoreGráinne Ní Mháille & Risteárd an Iarainn
An 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.
Read MoreGrace Gifford & Joseph Plunkett
A powerful and heart-wrenching tale of love, sacrifice, and rebellion that shook the nation! At the epicentre of the 1916 Easter Rising lies Ireland's most haunting love story.
Read MoreEleanor Butler & Sarah Ponsonby
An enchanting tale that defied the conventions of the 18th century and continues to fascinate to this day. Lady Eleanor Butler of Kilkenny Castle and Sarah Ponsonby, an aristocratic orphan, were two women who dared to love on their own terms.
Read MoreMichael Joseph O'Rahilly & Nancy Brown
In 1896 Michael Joseph O'Rahilly sold his family's business in Co. Kerry, and sailed to New York to win the heart of Nancy Brown, his one true love.
Read MoreMartha Witherington & Theobald Wolfe Tone
Step into a world of passion and revolution as we uncover the extraordinary love story of Martha Witherington and Theobald Wolfe Tone. Their elopement led to a lifetime of adventure, including battles and secret meetings with Napoleon.
Read MoreLeslie Price & Tom Barry
In this explosive love story Leslie Price and Tom Barry fall deeply in love during the most turbulent period in Ireland's past, their wedding giving us one of Ireland's most iconic photos.
Read MoreJohn Mitchel & Jenny Verner
Our real-life tale is one of elopement, insurgency, famine, dark dealings, and deportation, starring John Mitchel and Jenny Verner, a passionate, politically unorthodox partnership forged in the heart of Ulster. A love story for the ages!
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