Beyond the Bullets: Real Life During the Civil War(2022)

Beyond the Bullets: Real Life During the Civil War is a social history series that reconstructs daily life in 1920s Ireland during the nation's brutal conflict. Using archival footage, period music, dramatic reenactments, and historical data, the series moves beyond battlefield narratives to explore how ordinary people endured the war's impact on their communities, families, and livelihoods. Each episode examines a different aspect of civilian experience—from food shortages and displacement to the psychological toll of violence and political division. The show pieces together firsthand accounts and contemporary documents to reveal the human cost of the Civil War, offering viewers an intimate portrait of resilience and hardship during one of Ireland's most turbulent periods.