Kerry is to feature very prominently in the opening episode of a new seven-part television series focusing on aspects of Ireland’s heritage.
Sloinne on TG4 is all about diving into the incredible stories behind Ireland’s most common surnames, making history come alive in a way that’s easy for everyone to enjoy.
It paints a colourful picture of how local areas and surnames are deeply intertwined and the crew will visit ancient strongholds tied to these names, reliving epic battles and feuds over land and possessions.
The names featured in the first series will include Ó Flaithearta, Ó Murchú, Ó Ceallaigh, Ó Suilleabháin, Ó Domhnaill, Seoighe and Ó Conchubhair.
The first episode, to be screened this coming Sunday at 8.45pm, will feature Dingle record shop owner Mazz O’Flaherty going in search of the history of the O’Flaherty surname.
Her story takes her to Galway and onto the Aran Islands as she is interested in the fact that Oscar Wilde has Flaherty as part of his surname
Mazz meets historian Adrian Martyn, from Athenry, who shows her an O’Flaherty Crannóg in Caherlistrane in Co Galway followed by Aughnanure Castle in Oughterard which the O’Flaherty’s resided in at the peak of their power.
The episode also features conversations with Fr Tom Looney, the Killarney-based retired former Dingle Parish Priest, and Juilí Ní Mhaoileoin, the Dingle Druid, who looks after the graveyard records, among many other things, in the town.
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