Glenroe

Glenroe
Also known asGleann Rua
GenreDrama
Created byWesley Burrowes
Written byWesley Burrowes, Tommy McArdle[1]
Directed byAlan Robinson (Director & Producer), David McKenna (Head of Broadcasting Compliance, RTÉ)
StarringMick Lally, Joe Lynch, Mary McEvoy, Emmet Bergin, Geraldine Plunkett, Robert Carrickford, Maureen Toal, Alan Stanford
Theme music composerJim Lockhart
Opening theme"Cuaichín Ghleann Néifinn"
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons18
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release11 September 1983 (1983-09-11) –
6 May 2001 (2001-05-06)
Related
Bracken, The Riordans
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A sign on the road approaching Kilcoole

Glenroe was a television drama series broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland between September 1983, when the first episode was aired,[2] and May 2001.[3][4] A spin-off from Bracken — a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from The Riordans — Glenroe was broadcast, generally from September to May, each Sunday night at 8:30 pm. It was created, and written for much of its run, by Wesley Burrowes, and later by various other directors and producers including Paul Cusack,[5] Alan Robinson and Tommy McCardle.[6][7] Glenroe was the first show to be subtitled by RTÉ, with a broadcast in 1991 starting the station's subtitling policy.[8]

Glenroe centred on the lives of the people living in the fictional rural village of the same name in County Wicklow. The real-life village of Kilcoole was used to film the series. The series was also filmed in studio at RTÉ and in various other locations when directors saw fit.[9][10]

The main protagonists were the Byrne and McDermott/Moran families, related by the marriage of Miley Byrne to Biddy McDermott.[11] Other important characters included Teasy McDaid,[12] the proprietor of the local pub; Tim Devereux and George Black (the Roman Catholic priest and the Church of Ireland Rector of the village respectively); Fidelma Kelly, a cousin of Biddy; Blackie Connors; George Manning; and Stephen Brennan.

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  2. ^ "RTÉ Archives first episode of Glrenroe". RTÉ Archives Ireland. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Miley gets the last word as 'Glenroe' bows out". Irish Times Ireland. The Irish Times Ireland, 7 May 2001. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ McNally, Frank (20 January 2001). "Entire Glenroe Cast is to be axed, and this time it is no accident". The Irish Times Archive. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Paul Cusack Director Glenroe". RTÉ Stills Library. RTÉ. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Glenroe List of Directors and Producers". Trinity College Dublin. Trinity College Irish Film Department. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Here's to you Mrs Sweeney". The Irish Times. The Irish Times Archive, Sat 10 May 1997. 10 May 1997. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Raidió Teilifís Éireann – History at a Glance" (PDF). Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Glenroe-"Shot on location in Kilcoole"". RTÉ. RTÉ Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. ^ "The Mollys Bar". themollysbar.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Biddy & Miley Glenroe, RTÉ stills library". RTÉ Website Ireland. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Teasy McDaid Glenroe". Stills Library RTÉ. RTÉ Ireland. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.