Shannon Boat Rally

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2254

Date Released

14 Aug 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Motor Cycle Cross
2. 2Wood Chip Mill
3. 3Thames Barrier
4. 4Canal Cleaning
5. 5Shannon Boat Rally
6. 6Aero-Engine Boat
7. 7Model Plane Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shannon Boat Rally. DESCRIPTION: The Irish, too, have had a canal clean up. Part of the Royal Canal near Shannon has been restored by the villagers from Coondara and was the scene of a boat rally. SHOTLIST: GV pan from waterfront of Cloondara to boats in canal. GV cabin cruiser in lock. GV pan boats in canal, people watching from lock. LV large cabin cruiser sailing along canal, man rowing rubber dinghy next to it. SCU man wearing life jacket aboard cabin cruiser. GV pan from barges moored at bank to cabin cruiser. STV pan along length of cabin cruiser in lock, crowds watching from bank.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Transport

Locations

Republic of Ireland

Card file number

98370

Credits:

Camera

George Fleishchmann

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

44

Story extras:

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