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Inspired by An Cailín Ciúin, these programmes explore rural childhoods in times gone by.

PROGRAMME 1:

IRISH CHILDREN
Sean and Mary O’Reilly live simple lives with their parents on a small farm in the west of Ireland.
(14 mins, 1954, Digital, Black & White)

ULSTER HERITAGE
The Richmonds, in contrast, are a prosperous farming family from Co. Antrim where farming is the most important economic activity in the province.
(16 mins, 1961, Digital)

PROGRAMME 2:

AMHARC ÉIREANN
Winners of the Young Farmer of the Year Award are seen at home in Kiltegan and Tuam.
(3 mins, 1960/1961, Digital, Black & White)

IRISH BOY, STORY OF SEÁN
12-year-old Seán O’Connor lives on a dairy farm in south west Ireland. He enjoys his school and sporting life but is saddened when his older brother leaves home to work in a Dublin factory.
(17 mins, 1970, Digital)

Recommended age: 10+

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn