The Island
Land
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Liz Bonnin explores Ireland's geological history, looking at how it was formed from two entirely separate pieces of land that originated south of the equator. She reveals how these ancient continents swallowed an ocean as they slowly approached each other over millions of years and how the collision point where they crashed eventually become Ireland
The Island airs on RTE2 at 12:00 PM, Sunday 1 December. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
History
Andrew Gallimore
Director
Jen Dunbar
Series Producer
Nuala Cunningham
Series Producer