Name: Ireland's Wild Islands
Released: 2023-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Eoin Warner

TV Show · Documentary · Educational

Eoin Warner sails a 140-year-old Galway Hooker out into the Atlantic to showcase the extraordinary wild magic of Ireland's western islands, from basking sharks off Inishtrahull to the white-tailed eagle off the Cork coast.

2023 · 49m

Starring Eoin Warner

Director John Murray

EPISODE 1

Sea of Serpents

Eoin starts his island voyage on Rathlin, then heads west for Malin Head and Inishtrahull, meeting basking sharks and dolphins en route, before going south to Achill Island.
EPISODE 2

Edge of the Abyss

Eoin visits a wondrous native woodland on Clare Island and as he sails his Galway Hooker through Connemara's turquoise waters, he finds deserted islands home to skylarks and Ireland's only native reptile on the Aran Islands.
EPISODE 3

Echoes of the Past

Eoin is back in his Galway Hooker and sailing to the islands off County Kerry before heading south into his home waters off Cork and the end of his journey at Fastnet Rock.
EPISODE 1

The Wilds of Winter

Endure winter and early spring on the west coast, where animals eke out a chilly existence. Watch red deer battle on windswept Inishvickillane, welcome seal pups amid howling storms on the Inishkea islands, and view the return of the basking sharks.
EPISODE 2

Summer on the Edge

Explore a 1,500-year-old monastery among the dizzying crags of the world-famous Skellig Islands. Spy Manx shearwaters and humpback whales, then chase after pygmy shrews on Clare before heading to the Aran Islands for a peek at an autumn spectacle.