Reports: Irish ploughing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
402
Date Released
15 Feb 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: Their Majesties visit the people’s palace
  2. 2Reports: Norway snowed up
  3. 3Reports: A rise in gyroplanes
  4. 4Reports: New York tunnel
  5. 5Reports: US floods recede
  6. 6Reports: Irish ploughing
  7. 7Reports: Trotsky talks
  8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Racing on Ice at St Moritz
  9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Polo - in California the Will Rogers Memorial Trophy
  10. 10Girls
  11. 11Strike: Description by Eric Dunstan
  12. 12Launch
  13. 13Rugby

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 13
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irish Ploughing. SHOTLIST: Shot of Irish pipers. Mr de Valera and Mr Ryan walk to camera. Shot of ploughing competition. Close shot of ploughing. Shot of aged man. Drinks from bottle. Irish Ploughing Championships. Ploughing in County Wicklow. Crowd watching. Man hammering on anvil. Close shots of men taking shoe from horse. Man shoes horse CU. Shot of the team ploughing. Watched by spectators. CU man leading the team. (Man and heads of horses only).
Keywords
Politics and government; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Horses; Industry and manufacture
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5137
Credits:
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
24
Story extras:
Film clip

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