Banagher features in TV show on the Brontë family

A new television programme entitled 'The Brontës: An Irish Tale', which includes some footage on the Banagher connection with the famous literary family, will be broadcast on Tuesday, February 1 on BBC One Northern Ireland at 10.35 pm.

Aoife Hinds , known to many from top TV shows like 'Derry Girls' and 'Normal People' will present the 30-minute show exploring the strong Irish connections that had a lasting impact on the Brontës, their work and their legacy in locations throughout Ireland and Yorkshire. She is the daughter of respected actor Ciaran Hinds.

Charlotte Brontë and Arthur Bell Nicholls of Banagher married after a long courtship and spent most of their honeymoon in Ireland.

The film will feature locations in Banagher where Arthur lived for forty-five years after Charlotte's death, and discover that it is thanks to Arthur’s love for Charlotte that much of the iconic Brontë memorabilia survives to this day.