The Way We Were

202150m

Three-part docuseries The Way We Were is a timely assessment of the Irish National Identity as seen through the everyday lives of ordinary people since the official formation of The State in 1937.

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2021

Still image for The Way We Were season 1 episode 1: The Way We Holidayed

1. The Way We Holidayed

Archival footage tells a story, starting with the rise and fall of the Irish Holiday Resort; from a few days in Bray to a dream vacation on 'The Continent'.

Still image for The Way We Were season 1 episode 2: The Way We Shopped

2. The Way We Shopped

This episode takes a look back at The Way We Shopped from the era of the small local shop to the dawn of the mammoth Irish Supermarket chains and the spectacular rise of a small Dublin Clothing Store called Penneys.

Still image for The Way We Were season 1 episode 3: The Way We Worked

3. The Way We Worked

A look at the way Ireland was charts the nation's change from single earner male-provider households via the flood of women into the workplace in the 70s and 80s.

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