Dáithí Lacha
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Daithí Lacha was an Irish language
cartoon series for children broadcast on RTÉ
during the 1960s. The series was not animated, however. For each five-minute episode, creator and illustrator, Flann O'Riain, produced a static comic strip which was then shown one frame at a time. A single narrator described the action and spoke the dialogue.
As well as the central character, the series also featured Maidhc Madra and Puisín the cat.
The first episode was broadcast on December 31, 1962. For the first few years of its run, the series was transmitted three days a week. By the time the final episode appeared in July 1969, Daithí Lacha had become a weekly show.
Today, Ireland
's first home-grown TV cartoon star is remembered by viewers of a certain generation for his frequent cries of "Aililiú!" (Good Heavens!), as well as for his large striped underpants - the only garb he wore.
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
cartoon series for children broadcast on RTÉ
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
during the 1960s. The series was not animated, however. For each five-minute episode, creator and illustrator, Flann O'Riain, produced a static comic strip which was then shown one frame at a time. A single narrator described the action and spoke the dialogue.
As well as the central character, the series also featured Maidhc Madra and Puisín the cat.
The first episode was broadcast on December 31, 1962. For the first few years of its run, the series was transmitted three days a week. By the time the final episode appeared in July 1969, Daithí Lacha had become a weekly show.
Today, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
's first home-grown TV cartoon star is remembered by viewers of a certain generation for his frequent cries of "Aililiú!" (Good Heavens!), as well as for his large striped underpants - the only garb he wore.