Ar An Sliabh is a six-part documentary series that follows the lives of people who live and work remotely
in mountainous areas across Ireland.
The second series focuses on three different mountain regions: The Glens of Antrim, Earagail in Donegal
and Cnoc Bhréanainn in Kerry.
The realities of life in Ireland’s most remote and mountainous areas is at the heart of Ar An Sliabh. This
series captures everyday ups and downs – from a young family dealing pragmatically with long-term
illness, to older families planning for a sustainable future for the next generation.
Episode 1
In this first episode, we meet mountain farmer John Joe tending to his sheep on Cnoc Bhréanainn,
Co.Kerry. Meanwhile in Donegal, Louise and Domhnall juggle work and family life at the foot of Earagail.
In the Glens of Antrim, the Irish language development officer Deirdre visits Rathlin Island in a
bid to introduce the children of the island to the language.
Ar An Sliabh is produced by Strident Media for RTÉ and BBC Northern Ireland with the support of
Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund.
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Is sraith faisnéise sé chuid é Ar An Sliabh a leanann na daoine atá ag cur fúthu agus a bhíonn ag cianobair
i sléibhte fud fad na hÉireann.
Díríonn an dara sraith ar thrí cheantar shléibhtiúla: Glinnte Aontroma, An Earagail i nDún na nGall agus
Cnoc Bhréanainn i gCiarraí.
Tá bunfhírinní an tsaoil sna háiteanna is iargúlta agus sléibhtiúla in Éirinn i gcroílár Ar An Sliabh. Léiríonn
an tsraith thuas seal agus thíos seal – ó chlann óg atá ag plé go pragmatach le tinneas fadtéarmach go
teaghlaigh eile atá ag pleanáil do thodhchaí inbhuanaithe don chéad ghlúin eile.
Clár 1
Sa chéad chlár, buaileann muid leis an fheirmeoir sléibhe, John Joe, a thugann aire dá thréad caorach ar
Chnoc Bhréanainn, Contae Chiarraí. I nDún na nGall, láimhseálann Louise agus Domhnall cúrsaí oibre
agus cúrsaí teaghlaigh ag bun na hEaragaile. I nGlinnte Aontroma, tugann Deirdre, an tOifigeach
Forbartha Gaeilge, cuairt ar Reachlainn agus í ag iarraidh páistí an oileáin a mhealladh i dtreo na teanga.
Tá Ar An Sliabh léirithe ag Strident Media do RTÉ agus BBC Thuaisceart Éireann le tacaíocht ó Chiste
Craoltóireachta Gaeilge, Scáileán Thuaisceart Éireann.
