Fri 11 July | 13:30 | Town Hall Theatre

2025 | Ireland | 80’

Irish (English Subtitles)

Scéal dochreidte, ligthe i ndearmad go ró-mhinic faoi na Gaeil agus a gcaidreamh stairiúil le Céad Náisiúin Mheiriceá Thuaidh. Nochtann comhráite le hacadóirí agus tráchtairí bundúchasacha a bhfuil tuiscint den scoth acu ar an scéal, chomh maith le roinnt de na staraithe is mó cáil in Éirinn fírinne an scéil ríshuimiúil. Léirigh ár n-iompar i leith na mBundúchasach an scoilt mhór inár n-aigne féin mar náisiún ag an am. Ba chairde agus naimhde muid, daoine a díshealbhaíodh agus a dhíshealbhaigh iad óna dtalamh féin. 

The incredible untold story of how Irish people interacted with the First Nations of North America, with contributions from some of Ireland’s leading historians along with a new wave of First Nations academics and commentators.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Irish people are trading and intermarrying with native people and later fighting against them as part of the 7th Cavalry. 

Our attitude to the First Nations reflected a deep division within our own psyche. We were both friends and foes, who, having lost our land, settled in theirs. This film looks at the domino effect of colonialism, showing our journey into America from our perspective, and through the eyes of the people we displaced.

Post-show discussion will follow