New series explores Ireland's remote townlands and its people

A new series from Síle Nic Chonaonaigh has the TG4 presenter visiting Ireland’s smallest geographical unit, writes Pet Connell

Rural Ireland has changed utterly in recent decades, but there is more hope than sorrow about its evolution in the townlands visited by Síle Nic Chonaonaigh for TG4’s new series, Bailte.

In her travels to remote Gaeltacht townlands, the Glenroe actor-turned-presenter explores the influence of often inhospitable landscapes on residents’ lives, and both positive and negative effects of this cultural shift.