Come Back To Ireland

Duration: 10 min

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1940s

Creator: Castle

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: This charming 1940s episode in Castle Film's "The World Parade" series looks at Ireland. It contrasts the picturesque countryside and nature with advancements in the busy cities. It also focuses on the many different historical sites. The film shows views of rural Ireland including farmers working in fields without heavy equipment, and villages. It also has great views of Dublin, Galway and tourist sights such as the Blarney Stone, the River Shannon, Dublin University, Abbey Theater and more. Weaving, thread making and the traditional garment industry. 0:08 Castle Films presents "The World Parade – Come Back to Ireland", 0:21 picturesque Irish countryside with people harvesting hay, 1:06 a traditional Irish house, 1:21 overview of life in a village near Galway, 2:01 men and women harvesting turf, 2:26 turf being prepared for shipping, 2:40 donkey drawn carts carrying milk, 3:22 overview of a cattle market in Galway, 4:18 the river Shannon, 4:40 overview of the town of Youghal, 5:12 a woman spinning wool yarn, 5:38 the house of Sir Walter Raleigh in Youghal, 5:49 street scenes from Dublin, 6:18 O’Connell street, 6:32 Abbey Theater, 6:44 Blarney Castle home of the famed Blarney Stone 7:22 Arch of Drogheda, 7:44 Irish Round Towers, 8:16 the Lynch Memorial Window, 8:28 different shots of the Lakes of Killarney

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Metadata Source:Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942