Special News in Colour: St Patrick’s Day Parade

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2285A

Date Released

22 Mar 1973

Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Section Title

Special News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St. Patrick’s Day Parade - in Colour [Ireland Only]. DESCRIPTION: The Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, reviewed by Mr Richard Burke, the Minister for Education. SHOTLIST: SV Irish PM Liam Cosgrave with wife arriving at the Pro-Cathedral for mass. SV President Eamon de Valera’s army motor cycle escort. SV de Valera’s Rolls Royce stopping at steps of Cathedral. CU pennant on car. SV de Valera out of car greeted by priest, pan to crowds. CU pan de Valera up steps of Cathedral helped by an officer. AS GPO building O’Connell Street. SV little girl holding basket of shamrock to be blessed. SV priest blessing the shamrock. 2 CUs pan up from basket to little girl, man putting shamrock into lapel. GV Blanghestown Accordion Band marching down O’Connell Street, Archbishop Carroll High School Band from USA. SV girls with flags. CU drum major pan to band. AV line of girls marking time. SV girls giving marching display with flags. SCU Mr Richard Burke, new Minister for Education reviewing parade. SV girls from North Quincy High School Band. SV people watching. SV girl dressed in Indian head gear. SV girls from St Mary’s High School USA in a flag waving display. CU band. SV girls in flag waving display. SV crowds applauding. SV pan children pony trap in parade.

Local distribution only

For Ireland only.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government

Locations

Dublin; Republic of Ireland

Card file number

98953

Credits:

Camera: George Fleishchmann
Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

161

Story extras:

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