Síle Nic Chonaonaigh meets people from townlands all over Ireland discovering what life is like there. They discuss the challenges and advantages of the townland – the culture, the landscape, and how they survive in today’s world in rural Ireland.
Series 1, Episode 3
Tá thart ar céad teach i Machaire Rabhartaigh agus ós cionn dhá chéad duine ina chonaí ann. Síneann an ‘Machaire’, dumhaigh gainnimh trí mhíle amach sa bfharraige agus ní aon íontas go bhfuil luí ag na daoine anseo leis an uisce.
Long Billings (English)
Ireland has over 60,000 townlands, with each one operating as an administrative centre for the wider community. In this series, Síle Nic Chonaonaigh visits townlands across the country, investigating the strong connections people have with their native places, through the culture, the ways of life, and the landscape. There are roughly 100 houses in Machaire Rabhartaigh, with a population of over 200 inhabitants. The ‘Machaire’ strand stretches for three miles out from the coast, leaving little wonder as to why this community has such a strong sea-faring past.
Billings Gearr (Gaeilge)
Tá thart ar céad teach i mbaile Mhachaire Rabhartaigh agus ós cionn dhá chéad duine ina chonaí ann. Síneann an ‘Machaire’, dumhaigh gainnimh trí mhíle amach sa bfharraige agus ní aon íontas go bhfuil luí ag na daoine anseo leis an uisce.
Short Billings (English)
There are roughly 100 houses in Machaire Rabhartaigh , with a population of over 200 inhabitants. The ‘Machaire’ strand stretches for three miles out from the coast, leaving little wonder as to why this community has such a strong sea-faring history.
Méar Líne (Gaeilge)
An tseachtain seo tá Sile ag caint le muintir Mhachaire Rabhartaigh, baile fearainn i nGaeltacht Thír Chonaill
Tag Line (English)
This week Síle meets the locals of Machaire Rabhartaigh, a townland in the Donegal Gaeltacht.
EPG (Dhá Theangach)
Tugann Síle Nic Chonaonaigh cuairt ar bhailte fearainn ar fud na tíre, sa gclár seo Machaire Rabhartaigh. Síle meets people from the townland of Machaire Rabhartaigh in Donegal.