TV review: TG4 documentary explains decline of the legendary bean an tí 

They've been a keystone of student trips to the Gaeltacht for generations, but Iniúchadh TG4 – Mná Tí explains how many are now leaving the sector 

Eilís Ní Lochnáin on Iniúchadh TG4 – Mná Tí. Eilís is one of the declining numbers of mná tí still hosting students. 

As a Gaeltacht-based bean an tí, Éilís Ní Lochnáin is an endangered species. At her home in Leitir Móir in the heart of Connemara, she hosts 12 students every summer, who attend local Irish colleges.

“I love it. Now don’t get me wrong. I do it for the money. But still you have great craic. You meet characters and you have a laugh with them,” Éilís tells TG4 reporter Kevin Magee.