7 Films & TV Shows Set In Ireland During The 18th Century
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The Abduction Club
🇮🇪 Ireland The 18th CenturyA group of Irish noblemen kidnap girls in order to marry into their fortune and avoid becoming priests or soldiers.
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Handel's Last Chance
🇮🇪 Ireland The 18th CenturyAs the film opens, the career of George Frideric Handel is in tatters. Invited to Dublin to present the premiere of a new choral work, The Messiah, he can't find singers adequate for the job. A boy who steals a chicken runs into Mr. Handel. The boy's Mother was NOT an employee at the Cathedral, she cleaned and ironed shirts, so the mother "bribes" Mr. Handel with non-starched shirts to save her boy from being in jail. The choir sucks until the washer lady's son is discovered by Handel.
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Barry Lyndon
England 🇮🇪 Ireland The 18th CenturyAt long last Redmond Barry became a gentleman—and that was his tragedy. — An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
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The Fighting O'Flynn
🇮🇪 Ireland The 1800s The 18th CenturyA swashbuckling Irishman opposes French agents during the Napoleonic wars.
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The Great Mr Handel
England 🇮🇪 Ireland The 18th CenturyA lavish period drama produced in 1942 by Lord Rank's G.H.W. Productions Ltd.
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Ireland, a Nation
🇮🇪 Ireland The 1800s The 18th CenturyThe story of Ireland and her fight for Home Rule, as seen through the experiences of Father Tom Murphy, a patriot with a price on his head, and the famous Irish leader Robert Emmet.
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For Ireland's Sake
🇮🇪 Ireland The 18th CenturySet in the late 1790s, a depiction of Irish villagers rebelling against British occupation (Red Coats) over the right to bear arms.
