Northern Ireland

Series

Series Name

Topic

Issue

Issue No.

7

Date Released

1959

Completion

Jan 1959

Length of issue (in feet)

544

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Northern Ireland

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: There are many ties that bind Northern Ireland with the United States. During the eighteenth century tens of thousands of Ulster men and women crossed the Atlantic to America, and, to the land of their adoption, they gave of their best and helped to build the America we know today. Joan and Julius Evans, an American couple touring Britain, learn something about the ties between the two countries and they visit Northern Ireland in search of the people and places that link Ulster to the United States. At Belfast, Joan and Julius see the world’s largest ship-building yard, and then go to one of the famous linen mills of Northern Ireland. They tour the picturesque Ulster countryside and visit some of the country’s famous landmarks.

Keywords

History and archaeology; Scenery and travel

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6   /2013
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue   c.1960, p.106 - used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 892/7

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign Office

Production Co.

Independent Television News

Presenter

Joan Evans

Presenter

Julius Evans

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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