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The life cycle of these birds is captured in moving and still images and culminates in a real live territorial fight between 2 male swans as they compete for the best nesting sites for their partners and imminent brood of cygnets.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span>This backdrop draws the film maker into reflecting upon the history of the man made lake where the battle takes place \u2013 the battle between the swans emerges as a metaphor for previous territorial conflict between the supporters of\u00a0 the hydro electric dam which was constructed after World War 2 as Ireland struggled to create an infrastructure for independent energy at a time of great poverty and deprivation and those who forecast the demise of the town by the Dam through the destruction of the natural beauty of the river, the waterfalls and the spectacular 12 arch bridge when the sound of water was silenced and salmon fishing was forever altered. 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