Ó Chéidh go Céidh

Séamus Mac Géidigh Image Name: Séamus Mac Géidigh Description: Séamus Mac Géidigh, Presenter Copyright: RTÉ

Sa tsraith seo, tugann Séamus Mac Géidigh ar chamchuairt chéidheanna an iarthuaiscirt muid.  Sna cláracha seo, cloisfimid cur síos ar stair na gcéidheanna i nDún na nGall, an tábhacht a bhí leo don phobal, an fhorbairt a tháinig de bharr an trácht farraige agus an úsáid atá a bhaint astu faoi láthair.  Inniu – Céidh Theileann in iardheisceart Dhún na nGall, a bhí ar cheann de na poirt a ba ghnóthaí sa tír i dtús an 20ú hAois.  Céad bliain ar aghaidh, is beag an méid éisc a thugtar i dtír ansin agus níl ann anois ach céidh do bhádaí pléisiúrtha. Déanann Seosamh Ó hEochaidh cur síos ar stair na céidhe dúinn inniu, agus an pháirt lárnach a bhí ag Céidh Theileann i saol na ndaoine tráth.

In this series, Séamus Mac Géidigh brings us on a tour of the harbours and quays of Donegal.  In years past, quays had the same importance as motorways today.  In these programmes, we hear a history of the quays of Donegal, their importance for the community, their contribution to the development of marine traffic, and their use today.  Today, we learn about the quay at Teileann in southwest Donegal, which was one of the busiest harbours in the country at the start of the 20th Century.  Today, very little fish is landed there, and it’s used mainly for pleasure boats.  Seosamh Ó hEochaidh describes the history of the quay for us, and its important role in the lives of the community there.