Creedon's Atlas of Ireland

Creedon's Atlas of Ireland

2019 3 Seasons 9 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

John Creedon is a man on a mission, teasing and exploring the true meaning behind some of Ireland's most unusual, iconic and famous place names.

John Creedon is a man on a mission, teasing and exploring the true meaning behind some of Ireland's most unusual, iconic and famous place names.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Episode 1

In Episode One, directed and produced by Mary Martin, John visits Co. Derry, Co. Cavan, Co. Leitrim and Co. Donegal. In

EP 2

Episode 2

John meets singer/songwriter John Spillane to talk about our love of place in song and even manages to knock a few tunes

EP 3

Episode 3

John heads to Spancilhill in Co Clare to meet his friend - comedian Jon Kenny - and finds out the story behind the name

EP 1

Episode 1

John Creedon returns to explore more of the true meanings behind Irish place names, beginning by investigating how the c

EP 2

Episode 2

John Creedon visits the Burren to see if local cave Pollnagollum might have inspired JRR Tolkien's character Gollum from

EP 3

Episode 3

In Episode three, Directed and produced by Déirdre Ní Mhairtín, John explores how we map the world today as he meets

EP 1

Episode 1

John starts his journey pondering why the word bard appears in so many place names right across the country. Emmett Kirw

EP 2

Episode 2

John Creedon finds himself in the Lost Valley of Mayo, where he makes the link between the importance of Irish place nam

EP 3

Episode 3

John Creedon travels around Ireland’s border regions, with Clannad star Moya Brennan revealing the mythological origin

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