Irish language documentary examining the life and legacy of Eoin Mac Néill who, as Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers, attempted to stop the Easter Rising of 1916.

Sa scannán faisnéise Gaeilge 60' seo, déanfar iniúchadh ar shaol agus ar thionchar Eoin Mhic Néill, Ceann Foirne Óglaigh na hÉireann (The Irish Volunteers) a rinne tréaniarracht stop a chur le hÉirí Amach na Cásca in 1916.

Tá athchruthú cúramach sa chlár, bunaithe ar chuimhní cinn neamhfhoilsithe ó pheann Mhic Néill, chomh maith le léargais ó staraithe clúiteacha a dhéanfaidh measúnú ar an méid a rinne Mac Néill ar son ghluaiseacht shaoirse na hÉireann, chomh maith leis an oidhreacht a d'fhág sé ina dhiaidh i saol an léinn. An bhfuair sé cothrom na Féinne as an méid a rinne sé? Sin í an cheist a dtabharfaidh an scannán faisnéise seo fúithi.

This Irish language documentary examines the life and legacy of Eoin Mac Néill who, as Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers, attempted to stop the Easter Rising of 1916. With careful reconstruction based on Mac Néill's unpublished memoirs, and insights from renowned historians weighing up Mac Néill's contribution to the Irish independence movement as well as his scholarly legacy, this documentary asks whether his legacy has been judged fairly.