Ulaidh Faoi Thalamh

(Underground Ulster)

3 x 30' - BBC TWO NI (2018)

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Sa tsraith Ghaeilge trí chlár seo, rachaidh muid ar eachtra faoin talamh i gcuideachta Chormaic Uí Ádhmaill, agus é ag fiosrú na spásanna uathúla atá i bhfolach faoinár gcosa, spásanna atá chomh héagsúil le huaimheanna talún, buncair núicléacha agus tolláin thréigthe iarnróid.

In this three-part BBC Gaeilge series, Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill takes us on an adventure underground as he explores the unique spaces hidden beneath our feet, from souterrains to nuclear bunkers and abandoned railway tunnels.

Episode 1 - DwellingsCormac Ó hÁdhmaill explores the fabled sea caves of the Antrim Coast and Rathlin island, and travels to the mystical Pollnagollum Cave in Fermanagh, an early Victorian precursor to the Marble Arch showcaves.

Episode 1 - Dwellings

Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill explores the fabled sea caves of the Antrim Coast and Rathlin island, and travels to the mystical Pollnagollum Cave in Fermanagh, an early Victorian precursor to the Marble Arch showcaves.

Episode 2 - IndustryCormac Ó hÁdhmaill ventures below the streets of Belfast to see the extraordinary extent of the hidden underground infrastructure that keeps our cities and towns going, from sewers, river culverts and weirs.

Episode 2 - Industry

Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill ventures below the streets of Belfast to see the extraordinary extent of the hidden underground infrastructure that keeps our cities and towns going, from sewers, river culverts and weirs.

Episode 3 - WarPresenter Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill surveys the remarkable subterranean relics of war across Ulster, from 19th century coastal forts in Donegal, to urban WW2 air raid shelters, and a Cold War bunker in Portadown.

Episode 3 - War

Presenter Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill surveys the remarkable subterranean relics of war across Ulster, from 19th century coastal forts in Donegal, to urban WW2 air raid shelters, and a Cold War bunker in Portadown.