Sloinne

2:15 AM to 3:10 AM

Monday 12 May

Fitzgerald

Season 2 Episode 1 of 7

A deep dive behind the stories of Ireland's most famous surnames, continuing with the history of the name Fitzgerald, or Mac Gearailt in Irish. Rónán Mac Gearailt, a lecturer at ATU who grew up in Galway City, learns about Thomas Fitzgerald who was JFK's great grandfather and Stella Bass talks about famous singer Ella Fitzgerald. Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú takes the history of the Mac Gearailt family all the way back to the 13th century

Sloinne airs on TG4 HD at 2:15 AM, Monday 12 May. (Repeat.)

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