Brendan Gleeson narrates a documentary tracing the genetic story of the Irish people, revealing what happened to the hunter-gatherers and asking if prehistoric farmers irreversibly altered the landscape. The film also examines whether modern Irish society is descended from those who first lived in the Burren over 10,000 years ago.
A look at what Ireland might have looked like when the first nomadic big-game hunters arrived. Using contemporary archaeological techniques and research, the film follows the three distinct populations that lived in Ireland in prehistoric times and unravels the secrets of this unique and mysterious landscape and those who lived on it.
