![]() Sinéad will meet others who want to reclaim Peig as an icon and hero, including Sharon Granahan who has a tattoo of Peig and why she is her hero. Renowned poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill features reading a newly composed poem for her Peig. Áine Ní Bhreisleáin, broadcaster and podcaster of Beo ar Éigean said: “Peig didn’t know that she would go viral, for many the quote from the book ‘cois léi san uaigh is an chos eile ar a bruach’ is a metaphor for the Gaeltacht and reflects how people perceive Irish as a dead language.” Some say she was associated with the old world of piety and sainthood, an image which was inflicted upon her by the newly formed Irish state of the 20s and 30s and that the book was carefully edited to reflect one version of Peig’s life. #Peig sayers house fullShe was a woman full of fun and craic who loved to entertain and drew people to her. Archive recordings revealed in the programme from the National Folklore Collection in University College Dublin reveal a theatrical performer. Máire Ní Dhálaigh, of the OPW’s Blasket Centre said ‘ Peig was the Netflix of the time’. On her journey, Sinéad reveals that is wasn’t Peig’s intention to be the subject of hatred among Irish teenagers. Peig was in fact one of the greatest Irish storytellers, a born performer and entertainer. There are many layers to Peig, as I found out whilst making this programme.” Sinéad Ní Uallacháin said: “I wonder what Peig would have said if she knew that we’d still be talking about her, at length, in the year 2021? This woman generously shared not only her life story, but many other stories that she had collected over the years – I don’t believe the abuse she continuously receives is warranted. Presented by broadcaster Sinéad Ní Uallacháin, the documentary is on a rebranding mission to give Peig the mother of all make overs – one that will change her memory in our minds forever. Sinéad will take the viewer on a fascinating journey to find out about the real Peig, listening to recordings of her, dipping into some comedy sketches about Peig, meeting those who love and loathe her, debunking myths and finally uncovering who the real Peig is and a legacy to be proud of. This new documentary will revisit Peig, her personality and her art as a storyteller reclaiming her and portraying her as she has never been before. ![]() Peig Sayers – widely considered to be the most hated woman in Irish history has tormented young students across Ireland for decades with her memoir ‘Peig’. Described as boring, unrelenting, and unintelligible, Peig’s autobiography was part of the compulsory Leaving Certificate Irish syllabus until 1995. This documentary was produced by Waddell Media for TG4 with funding support from our Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF). PEIG, a documentary about the storyteller Peig Sayers will air on TG4 on Wednesday 10 th March at 9:30pm. ![]() Famed for its literary past, a succession of authors, such as Peig Sayers, have used the island for the romantic setting which has inspired some seventy books.ILBF documentary on a rebranding mission to give Peig the mother of all make over Visitors find refreshment in the cafe, and simple accommodation if they choose to stay at the guest house, sharing the island with sheep-shearers who are based in a nearby cottage for the duration of their stay. Here, in one of the habitable houses, a weaver from Wales has set up shop selling colourful shawls. These are now summer homes, in the former village above the beach. Great Blasket, the largest of the group, is officially uninhabited but among the evocative ruins some houses remain in tact. ![]() Only about four miles long, Great Blasket is like a stranded whale, with its smooth grassy contours and ancient stones battered by Atlantic gales. Across a narrow strait is Inishvickillane, summer island retreat of former Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey. The Blasket islands are off the far tip of the Dingle peninsula in the southwest. ![]() Some of the resultant spending plans have sparked controversy. Ireland's membership to the European Community has produced cash with which to interpret heritage. ![]()
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