The Irish Identity: Independence, History, and Literature

De Valera’s Ireland: The 1930s (1x35)

Air date: Oct 31, 2016

The 1930s were in many ways an era of disappointment, when the heady triumph of freedom met the mundane realities of self-governance. Trace the key events of this decade, including the gradual political break with England, the drafting of a new constitution, cultural isolation from the rest of the world, and economic malaise.