Ireland, Tradition on the Move

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

566

Date Released

28 Oct 1965

Date recorded

17 Sep 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

783

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ireland, Tradition on the Move

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Pathe synopsis: A tinker-style caravan jogs through ever-changing scenery. It’s the latest holiday idea in a country where ageless traditions seem a world away from the River Liffey and the roar of Dublin’s traffic. You can take a coach ride along O’Connell Street and study the priceless Book of Kells at Trinity College, yet to be here on St. Patrick’s Day is a fascinating experience. Join the crowds watching a hurling match at Croke Park, wander into any of Dublin’s famous side-street bars or see the old slap-hand bargaining on market day. Yet tradition is on the move in the marshy boglands where peat is farmed ingeniously and used as fuel in huge power stations. You’re always aware of the ever-present past in Ireland, and horses galloping at the Curragh or at the Kildare National Stud, are symbolic of a country which is successfully marrying traditions and progress.

Keywords

Scenery and travel

Locations

Dublin; Republic of Ireland

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

723

Story extras:

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