Nature: Ireland (1 of 19)

Nature: Ireland

From its ocean shores and wooded glens to its isolated mountains, Ireland's breathtaking landscapes seem untouched by time.

Narrated by Jason O'Mara, this enchanting episode from public television's honored natural history series etches a vivid portrait of the Emerald isle, graced with a host of plants and animals that thrive in one of the most varied landscapes in Europe.

NARRATOR: Stand in any one of Ireland's cities and you're only a few miles from empty landscapes that seem untouched by time...
lonely ocean shores...
isolated mountains...
wooded glens.

We may think of Ireland as an ancient world, but its many faces tell a different story.
(Celtic music playing) What is old to us is still young to the land.
Many forces have combined to form this wild mosaic of landscapes and the plants and animals that live in them today.
Ireland has been shaped by nature and by man.
(Celtic music playing) (puffin squawks) But it's time that holds the key to its secrets.