Animated shorts exploring the meanings behind poems.

Witty animation that explores the philosophical thoughts and meanings behind the poem An Peaca, written by the great Irish language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin.
Aired: 1/27/2014
Witty animation that explores Seán Ó Ríordáin's personal philosophy on the nature of poetry in the poem Oileán agus Oileán Eile.
Aired: 2/3/2014
Witty animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's poem, where Ireland is no longer portrayed as a beautiful woman, but a quarrelsome old woman who cannot be pleased.
Aired: 2/10/2014
Enchanting animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's powerful love poem, where the natural world becomes a metaphor for physical love.
Aired: 2/17/2014
Animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's radical poem where she imagines her lover as an island.
Aired: 2/24/2014
Striking animation that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's reflective poem about the uneasy relationship between the individual and his island home, Inis Mór.
Aired: 3/3/2014
A striking animation that explores the poet Máirtín Ó Direáin's early romantic reflections of his island home, Inis Mór.
Aired: 3/10/2014
Powerful animated short that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's guilty reflection on Ireland's neutral stance during the Second World War, captured in the poem Blianta an Chogaidh.
Aired: 10/28/2013
A striking animation that explores the poet Gréagóir Ó Dúill's personal poem that celebrates the life of his beloved aunt.
Aired: 3/24/2014A striking animation that explores Cathal Ó Searcaigh's poem about the bleak and lonely life of an old sheep farmer, typical of rural Gortahork.
Aired: 3/31/2014Sign in to share your thoughts with the community.