About this season
Three-part docuseries The Way We Were is a timely assessment of the Irish National Identity as seen through the everyday lives of ordinary people since the official formation of The State in 1937.
Episodes (3)
1. The Way We Holidayed
Aired 3 January 2021 • 50 min
Archival footage tells a story, starting with the rise and fall of the Irish Holiday Resort; from a few days in Bray to a dream vacation on 'The Continent'.
2. The Way We Shopped
Aired 10 January 2021 • 50 min
This episode takes a look back at The Way We Shopped from the era of the small local shop to the dawn of the mammoth Irish Supermarket chains and the spectacular rise of a small Dublin Clothing Store called Penneys.
3. The Way We Worked
Aired 17 January 2021 • 50 min
A look at the way Ireland was charts the nation's change from single earner male-provider households via the flood of women into the workplace in the 70s and 80s.