Irish Destiny (1926)
In one of the first feature films produced in Ireland after independence, an IRA fighter in 1920s Dublin is betrayed and caught by British troops while attempting to warn comrades of an impending ambush.
Lola Montès (1955)
Irish-born royal courtesan and exotic dancer Lola Montez reflects on her life from her later years performing in the circus and music halls.
Man of Aran (1934)
The everyday trials of 1930s life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to beauty and historical detail.
Mise Éire (1959)
Documenting events in Ireland around the Dublin 1916 Easter Rising, extensively using original footage such as newsreels from the time.
Odd Man Out (1947)
A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
Oidhche Sheanchais / A Night of Storytelling (1935)
Irish storyteller, Tomas O'Diorain tells tales of the sea around a fire in an old Irish cottage, juxtaposed with images of the nearby ocean.
Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1974)
The night before Gar O'Donnell leaves Ireland for Philadelphia, his gregarious public side and more reserved private side come into conflict.
Quackser Fortune has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
A down on his luck working-class laborer in 1960s Dublin falls in love with an American exchange student.
Return to Glennascaul (1952)
Orson Welles relates a ghostly tale he heard when he picked up a hitchhiker while driving through the Irish countryside.
Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)
A series of 1968 interviews with priests, politicians and prominent Irish people giving an insight into the prevailing culture at the time.