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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Scattering

    • September 9, 2000

    Episode One: The Scattering describes the astonishing diversity and scale of Irish migrations, how the Irish established themselves in far corners of the world and where they succeeded and how they failed.

  • S01E02 Building the World

    Episode Two: Building the World "Rome wasn't built in a day - but then the Irish weren't on that job." Trace the journey from slave to plantation owner, convict to politician and the Irish shaping the world.

  • S01E03 A World Apart

    Episode Three: A World Apart is the untold story of Ireland's women emigrants: more women than men left Ireland - and fewer returned.

  • S01E04 Keeping the Faith

    Episode Four: Keeping the Faith tells how the Irish emigrants brought their religious beliefs - and their differences - with them, wherever they went in the world.

  • S01E05 Dreams of Home

    Episode Five: Dreams of Hope addresses how the reality of today's Ireland differs from the imagined Ireland preserved by the emigrants and their descendants.