Fuinneog Feirste

Republican Wall Mural, Falls Road, Belfast. Image Name: Republican Wall Mural, Falls Road, Belfast. Description: Republican Wall Mural, Falls Road, Belfast. Image Ref. No. 0872/073 Copyright: RTÉ Stills Library
Republican/Nationalist wall mural Falls Road Image Name: Republican/Nationalist wall mural Falls Road Description: A view of a Republican/Nationalist wall mural, painted on the gable end of a house on the Falls Road in West Belfast, in October 1982. Copyright: RTÉ Stills Library

Sraith faoi Chogadh na gCarad in Éirinn.  Sa tsraith, tabharfaidh saineolaithe staire léargas eile dúinn ar an tréimhse staire ba chinniúnaí in Éirinn.   Inniu, déanann na saineolaithe staire Fearghal Mac Bhloscaigh , Fearghal Mac Ionnrachtaigh, Bríd Mhic Sheáin agus Mánus Ó Ríordáin cur síos ar chogadh an gCarad i mBéal Feirste, Bóthar na bhFál go háirithe, agus bunú na B-Specials.  Is é Diarmuid Ó Tuama láithreoir an chláir, agus is é Pilib Mac Cathmhaoil an léiritheoir.  Léiriú de chuid Tobar Productions a fuair maoiniú ó Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann.

In this series about the Irish Civil War, historical experts will give us a new insight into one of the most critical periods in this country’s history.  Today, we hear historians Fearghal Mac Bhloscaigh, Fearghal Mac Ionnrachtaigh, Bríd Mhic Sheáin and Mánus Ó Ríordáin describe Belfast during the Civil War, in particular the Falls Road, and the establishment of the B-Specials.  Diarmuid Ó Tuama is programme presenter, and Pilib Mac Cathmhaoil is producer.  A series by Tobar Productions, which received funding from the BAI.