Song of Our Ancestors
the burren: heart of stone

Fri, Aug 2 8:00 P.M. NH World (11.3)  

Episode 2 unravels the secrets of the Burren's mysterious landscape and those who lived on it. What did Ireland look like when the nomadic hunters arrived? Who lived in Ireland in prehistoric times? Did prehistoric farmers irreversibly alter the landscape? And is modern Irish society descended from those who lived there more than 10,000 years ago?

Episode Duration: 50 minutes and 52 seconds

Episode Number: 102

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Fri, Aug 2 8:00 P.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 1:00 A.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 9:00 A.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 3:00 P.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)

About The Burren: Heart of Stone:

In the countryside of County Clare, Ireland, is the Burren, a mysterious place unlike anywhere else, with deep caves, a stony landscape, and ancient dolmens, ring forts, and castles.

The two-part documentary series THE BURREN: HEART OF STONE, narrated by award-winning Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, unveils the secrets hidden in the stones of this dramatic wind-swept countryside.


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Future Broadcast times for "The Burren: Heart of Stone": (show all)

Fri, Aug 2 7:00 P.M. Symphony of Life     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Aug 2 8:00 P.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 12:00 A.M. Symphony of Life     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 1:00 A.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 8:00 A.M. Symphony of Life     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 9:00 A.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 2:00 P.M. Symphony of Life     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Aug 3 3:00 P.M. Song of Our Ancestors     NH World (11.3)


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