大象传媒

Sc茅al inspior谩ideach an docht煤ra as B茅al Feirste a thit i ngr谩 le bean agus 茅 tr茅imhse sa Ghaeltacht, agus an bealach ar th谩inig s茅 sl谩n as campa铆 g茅ibhinn na Seap谩nach le linn an Dara Chogaidh Dhomhanda. Casadh Frank Murray agus Eileen O鈥橩ane ar a ch茅ile i Rann na Feirste ar ch煤rsa Gaeilge. Ch谩iligh seisean mar dhocht煤ir agus liost谩il s茅 in Arm na Breataine. Cuireadh go Singeap贸r ansin 茅 mar dhocht煤ir leis an Arm. Thosaigh s茅 f茅in agus Eileen comhfhreagras litreach. Bh铆 sise ina m煤inteoir faoin am seo.

Tugann na litreacha agus an dialann a choinnigh Frank an-l茅argas ar an saol mar a bh铆 le linn an chogaidh. 脫 am go ham, scr铆obhadh s茅 giota铆 i nGaeilge. Bh铆 s茅 ina Cheann Feadhna ar an champa g茅ibhinn a raibh s茅 f茅in ina phr铆os煤nach ann i dtuaisceart na Seap谩ine.

N铆 fios c茅n bhr煤idi煤lacht n贸 c茅n chiapadh a chonaic Frank agus a chuid comr谩daithe sa phr铆os煤n. Th谩inig s茅 sl谩n as an uaf谩s. Sheas Eileen leis ar feadh 42 m铆 go dt铆 gur gh茅ill an tSeap谩in, t铆r a bh铆 briste, br煤ite ar deireadh, i m铆 L煤nasa, 1945. Th谩inig s茅 abhaile agus tr铆 mh铆 ina dhiaidh sin, ph贸s an bheirt acu.

Ins铆tear an sc茅al tr铆na gcuid litreacha, tr铆 chuntas an teaghlaigh agus le hionchur 贸 staraithe, iarshaighdi煤ir铆 agus s铆ceolaithe.

The inspirational story of how the love a Belfast Doctor had for his Gaeltacht sweetheart prevailed despite the horrors of captivity in Japanese POW camps during World War Two.

Frank Murray and Eileen O'Kane met in Donegal and struck up a friendship. Frank later joined the British army as a medic and was deployed to Singapore. He and teacher Eileen wrote extensively to each other, and it is through these letters and Frank's journals that we gain a remarkable insight into life during these times.