Tá oileáin scaipthe ar fud chósta Chonamara, oileáin a mbíodh cónaí orthu uair amháin ach atá anois tréigthe ar chúis amháin nó ar chúis eile. Sa tsraith seo, tabharfaidh Treasa Bhreathnach sciurd ar na hoileáin seo agus tabharfar roinnt de scéalta na n-oileánach chun cuimhne chomh maith le scéal reatha na n-oileán. Faigheann muid léargas sa chlár seo ar an Oileán Fhínse amach ó Charna i gConamara, oileán a d’fhág an duine deiridh é i dtús na hochtóidí. Is iad Marcus Ó hIarnáin agus Mary Simon Uí Iarnáin atá mar threoraithe aici ar an oileán agus cuireann siad síos di faoin togra atá ar bun acu agus iad ag iarraidh sean teach a muintire a athchóiriú.
There are islands scattered around Connemara’s coast, islands that were once inhabited but are now abandoned for one reason or another. In this series, Treasa Bhreathnach will visit these islands, bringing to life some of the islanders’ stories as well as exploring the current state of the islands.
In this programme, we get an insight into Fínse Island off the coast of Carna in Connemara, an island that was last inhabited in the early 1980s. Marcus Ó hIarnáin and Mary Simon Uí Iarnáin act as her guides on the island and describe the project they are undertaking as they attempt to restore her family’s old house. Seán Ó Conghaile, or Seán Chóilín Sheáinín Mháirtín, tells Treasa about growing up on the island.
