Lorcan Cranitch
1) Shackleton
Language
English
Description
Ernest Shackleton put out an ad requesting: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. The 27 men who joined his expedition found that Shackleton was true to his word. This is the true story of their extraordinary ordeal, and the death-defying, 800-mile journey in an open boat across the world₂s worst seas that made...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Veteran detective Tom Brannick connects a criminal's car pulled from the sea to a notorious series of disappearances, including his own wife's twenty years earlier. Brannick begins an obsessive campaign to unmask a possible assassin, code-named Goliath, in a case that evokes Northern Ireland's dark past.
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Gaeilge
Description
Róise is still grieving the loss of her husband, Frank, when a mysterious dog shows up at her door. Mildly annoyed by the canine attempting to disrupt her mourning, she attempts to ignore him. But before long, a series of coincidences convince her that somehow this shaggy dog is her husband Frank reincarnated. Soon the dog will win over others in their small town, as well as becoming the unlikely coach to a shy, hurling-loving local boy, before...
6) Love, Rosie
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A heart-warming, modern and romantic comedy-of-errors. Since the age five, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different directions. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other, but is it just friendship,...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"Life is a challenge for any priest in a small mountain town, and following the tragic death of Assumpta, the village eagerly awaits the arrival of Father Aidan O'Connell ... but his sister is the one who attracts more of the attention." From back cover.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus...
Publisher
A & E
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague, and love, but always proves himself equal to the task.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son and heir. The conspirator Brutus ponders how to curry...