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Episode 2

Episode 2 of 4

Sgeulachd Maud Gonne, n脿iseantach, r猫abhlaideach is m脿thair Se谩n MacBride. The story of Maud Gonne, republican, revolutionary and mother of Se谩n MacBride.

Chan e a-mh脿in gun robh Maud Gonne gu m貌r mar neach-brosnachaidh don bh脿rd WB Yeats, bha t貌rr nithean eile co-cheangailte rithe. Bha i aithnichte airson a taic do phoilitigs n脿iseanta, a h-obair fad-bheatha airson daoine bochd agus airson pr矛osanaich. Is beag an t-iongnadh gu robh a mac Se谩n MacBride na cheannard san IRA agus an uair sin na bharastair chli霉iteach ann an 脠irinn. Bha Se谩n MacBride cuideachd na mhinisteir airson C霉isean A-muigh aig riaghaltas na h-脠irinn agus na st猫idheadair de Amnesty International.

There was so much more to Maud Gonne than the woman who served as a muse to the poet WB Yeats. Historians and Gonne鈥檚 relatives tell of her republican politics, her work for the disenfranchised and her lifelong support for the for rights of prisoners. It is no surprise that her son, Se谩n MacBride was chief of staff of the IRA and later the most distinguished barrister in Ireland. He also served as Minister for External Affairs when Ireland was made a Republic and was one of the founders of Amnesty International.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

40 minutes

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Wed 1 Jul 2020 23:00

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