Place and Identity are an entity unto themselves within the Irish language and in particular, Irish
Poetry. Their amalgamation is something precious and sacred to behold and is celebrated in the
verse of our country’s poets.
In this documentary, the Irish language is conveyed in it’s most pure form, celebrating a sense
of place and it’s connection with the people who dwell here. Those who leave Ireland always
come back to it, be it spiritually, metaphorically or literally. This relationship and connection to
the construct of the Irish identity works side by side with local lore and it’s poetic germination.
Stunningly shot, both from the air and on land, with birdseye photography that further lends
itself to give the lrish landscape its own living and breathing persona. It’s voice, though constant
and ever present in its poetry, is refracted from person and place, countryside to city, north to
south, and between the past and present.
Paul Donnelly
Audi Dublin International Film Festival