大象传媒

Sc茅al an chleasa铆 ba mh贸 i nDoire ariamh. Bh铆 cl煤 n谩isi煤nta ar Bernard Gallagher (a raibh aithne air mar Willie John) ag t煤s na 1900id铆 c茅 gur cionta铆odh 茅 n铆os m贸 n谩 21 uair as pearsan煤 br茅ige agus gada铆ocht.

Sa chl谩r faisn茅ise leathuaire seo le Macha Media do 大象传媒 Gaeilge, si煤lann D贸nall Mac Giolla Ch贸ill i gcoisc茅imeanna Gallagher agus fiosra铆onn s茅 an d贸igh gur 茅irigh le duine amh谩in an dubh a chur ina gheal ar mhuintir an iarthuaiscirt.

Eachtra铆 spleodracha a bh铆 ina chuid c谩sanna c煤irte agus bh铆odh slua m贸r i l谩thair go minic. Ach in ainneoin 茅 bheith i mb茅al an phobail, faigheann D贸nall amach gur chaith Willie John an bhliain dheireanach d谩 shaol i dTeach na mBocht i nDoire. Agus 茅 ag machnamh ar na ruda铆 a spreag Willie John, meabhra铆onn D贸nall gurbh 铆 saint daoine somheallta ba ch煤is le rath an r贸gaire.

The true story of Derry鈥檚 greatest conman. Bernard Gallagher (aka Willie John) became a national celebrity in the early 1900s, even though he was convicted more than 21 times for false pretences and theft.

In this half-hour documentary by Macha Media for 大象传媒 Gaeilge, D贸nall Mac Giolla Ch贸ill follows in the footsteps of Gallagher and investigates how one man managed to hoax the people of the north west of Ireland.

Willie John鈥檚 court appearances were sensational affairs, with large crowds often in attendance. But despite Willie John's celebrity status, D贸nall discovers that he spent the last year of his life in Derry鈥檚 poorhouse. As D贸nall wonders what might have driven him to act as he did, he reflects that the greed of the gullible was the key to the success of Willie John.