The Old Man and the Gun

February 6, 1984

Season 1984: Episode 3

Frontline looks at the conflict in Northern Ireland through the eyes of Irish Americans who support the IRA and its strategy of violence. Frontline cameras follow Michael Flannery through his day as Grand Marshal of New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and then back to Ireland to the spot where Flannery participated in an ambush on British troops some 50 years ago.

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