The Last Days of the Gaeltacht (1981)
Bob Quinn's 1981 film on the decline of the Gaeltacht, written and presented by Desmond Fennell.
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Bob Quinn's 1981 film on the decline of the Gaeltacht, written and presented by Desmond Fennell.
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