Pilgrims on a Mountain

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1730A

Date Released

2 Aug 1962

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pilgrims on a Mountain. DESCRIPTION: Every year, the call of Croagh Patrick, St Patrick’s Mountain, is answered by thousands throughout Ireland and far beyond her shores. And once again, the approaches were crowded with people, making the annual ascent up the stony path to the summit and the statue of St Patrick. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Croagh Patrick (mountain). LS people ascending mountain side. MLS people ascending mountain side. CU woman’s bare feet. CU old woman past camera. People making the ascent (4 shots). MS group of people at foot of statue. MCU statue - St Patrick. CU people. CU head of statue. CU woman - pan down to rosary. CU pan - another. CU woman praying. LS people descending mountain. CU bare feet (2 shots). CU pan - nun past camera. MCU pan - soldiers carry man on stretcher. CU same. Pan couple washing feet in stream (2 shots).

Keywords

Customs and traditions

Locations

Republic of Ireland

Card file number

84831

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Vincent Corcoran

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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