Inis Airc: Bás Oileáin - Part 1/5 (Inishark: Death of an Island)

Documentary appeared on the Irish channel TG4 in 2007
Synopsis: On the twentieth day of October, 1960, twenty four people left Inishshark island off the Galway coast in a flotilla of boats bound for the Conamara mainland.

[@meadhbh6]

My family also came from there. I'm so proud. Thank you, it brings tears to my eyes to watch this...

[@smurph6]

forgot that I had added this to my favourites a few years ago....glad I did as I just enjoyed watching it again. Fantastic documentary

[@fridaynotes]

this is a magnificent and compelling insight into a lost irish history.

[@PeterMillerMusic]

Thanks for putting these up here, great little films

[@mikekavanagh8952]

Excellent Portrayal of a Bygone Era in Western Ireland, These Great People were let down by a succession of Irish Governments,

[@adamlacey8595]

My family are in this film, something stirs in me everytime i watch this

[@donaldbisson4721]

my grandmother was from there her mother was a Lacey.

[@sciencespoook673]

My mother’s family are related to George Lacey’s family including his siblings whose brother John-Patrick is my mother’s father. We visit the island every two years and it’s fascinating to learn about their pasts.

[@margaretphilomenagibbons774]

I remeber accompanying my father as teenager as he went round the coast of Clare & Connemara buying lobster. Still a v vivid memory. I would record the weights on a individulal tockets for the fishermen. I remember being in Doolin on a v sunny day & the men of Aran coming in . They were exported to France & Holland. We called it the Continent that time. Not Europe . He died in 1970. So I find this v interesting but also nostalgic.

[@AlayneKnight]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@Itscoldupnorth]

Wonderful speakers - both as Gaeilge is as Bhearla.

[@00bcls]

"The country is poorer as a result" - what poignant words.

[@brewialex]

Whats the name of the first song? So beautiful... Is it "dear little isle " ? Can't find it anywhere :-( Great documentary but also very sad!!!!

[@brewialex]

What does that mean? In English please ;-)

[@padraigbiggins9920]

A oil ar teach the an tsamradh. Now the spring time is coming

[@padraigbiggins9920]

Anois ar teacht an samhraidh. Now that the springtime is coming

[@cigh7445]

@@padraigbiggins9920 Summer you mean. Samhradh is summer. Earraigh is spring.

[@GaillimgEireGaming]

Hi i was wondering is there any other sight to watch this on because im going to show my students about this but KZbin is block on the computers in our school

[@powerful_hook_1293]

Anyone else from 6th class here? Scoil Chualann abu!

[@sonerbihan]

As Saint Kilda out off Outer hebridies in the thirties, to far, to hard to live in