From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish

Season 1

Tells the fascinating history of an island people who have truly left their mark on the world. 6 million people live on the island of Ireland, but over 80 million people worldwide say they are Irish. What does that mean? How have we been shaped by our history? Our geography? Where did we come from? Where did we go? These questions are at the heart of this series.

Where to Watch From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish • Season 1

4 Episodes

From the Beginning
E1
From the BeginningDocumentary piecing together the jigsaw of Ireland's earliest inhabitants, with contributions drawing from genetics and archaeology
Contested Identities - The Coming Of The English
E2
Contested Identities - The Coming Of The EnglishExamining the ways in which Ireland changed after the arrival of the Normans, the catastrophes caused by the Black Death and the Protestant reformation in the Tudor era.
New Worlds - The First Irish Diaspora
E3
New Worlds - The First Irish DiasporaBetween 1600 and 1700, continental Europe was the main destination for tens of thousands of Irish migrants. This was the first Irish diaspora.
From the Famine to the Future
E4
From the Famine to the FutureTwo million Irish people emigrated in the immediate aftermath of the Famine.