DocArchive (1981): With The Wind To Our Backs We Were Only Mighty

An insight into one of Ireland's most eccentric traditions - the Strawboys of Achill, Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland. Jim Fahy takes us on a journey through their musical, dancing and wedding traditions and of the family rivalry that can exist within. (First Broadcast 1981)

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