New Horizons - Ireland (1960s)

Now set the volume control on your projector the  sound level should be adjusted until my voice can be clearly understood in all sections of the  room you are now ready to participate in another Pan American Travel Adventure [Music] and when the fields are fresh and green I'll take you to your home again thank you visitors to Ireland more and more  of them are flying in every year and as this couple will find out  there's a new spirit abroad in Ireland and yet in this modern country they will  discover many a reminder of an ancient past and as they travel through Ireland they will  also discover hopeful signs of a prosperous future Dublin on the river Liffey is  the political and population hub busy quickening to today's Temple but  not forgetting its Great Men of the past Swift and Burton sheriff and Joyce and many  many others who've lent Glory through Ireland geographically Ireland lies at the  edge of Europe between the continent and ocean both influences have shaped  the unique people here they've been and still are Guardians and exemplars of  age-old ways and picturesque customs the Lord mayor of Galway going to a traditional  ceremony here on the West Coast do the ritual and color of the past Splendid the beauty of the  renewing present and auburn-haired Festival Queen and others striking Galway Maids  it is the Lord mayor's duty at the oyster festival to taste that is Savor  the first of this year's crop [Music] then these celebrants get to the day in  jigtime the Irish jig is like a square dancer real its exact Origins like much in  Irish history blur Into The Mists of time thank you from Galway through the time littered  Countryside to the hills of County Clare but be it Kelly with the Killarney lakes  or Limerick with trim thatched cottages they say that every one of Ireland's 26 counties has its own character practices  of the past serve the present in woolens they produce tweets a world famous for  quality and remarkably moderate in price from the unforgotten combination of wheel and spindle  talented hands and Loom have come these [Music] foreign [Music] the fabric can first be examined at leisure for  selecting a skirt to a suit or coat some Jews just start at the beginning in an age of rising  living costs Ireland remains a Shopper's Market some other goodbyes duty-free  at Shannon Airport thank you Irish fashion houses are winning  their places in the sunny world of high fashion particularly for  original use of the natatorial Tweed but now designers are being sought out as well  for the whole range of their creations [Music] castles in Ireland remind us of the  vein of battle through Irish history of anglo-norman invasion and repeated Rebellion but to one particular castle at Blarney in  County Cork come Pilgrims from all over the world or to kiss the Blarney Stone is to acquire the  gift of a silver tongue or so the legend goes Ireland is much like Greece and Italy everywhere are signs of the past to season the  atmosphere of the living present in this country they built for the ages the strong religious feeling  which produced the earlier edifices still inspires it is one of  the important influences in Ireland as they have in the past Artisans join in the  creation of a window which will shelter worshipers patience care and quality these are  the Hallmarks of Irish workmanship shining to the glory of God another worker with glass shapes with loving  patience a vessel for man's use the ancient art of glassblowing one of the threads of human endeavor  that weaves the covering of timelessness here like Irish Tweed or linen Waterford  Crystal enjoys an international reputation one thing about Ireland  there's plenty of room here except during Pusher week when it seems Ireland's  nearly 3 million people all get together it's the event of the year if there's one thing an Irishman  loves next to a fair Colleen and a sweet tune it's a good horse among the best in the world have been  raised here for centuries particularly jumpers thank you Ireland's jumping teams consistently  win honors in international meets [Music] the Irish Sweepstakes properly sums up  the native love of horses and braces we're the contestants in an extravagant  race where Hope of Victory remains Evergreen that same element of overcoming obstacles figures  and another type of context across country cycle race over the kind of terrain which long  has toughened the Irish spirit [Music] the Emerald Isle is not all green purple Lakes smoke Blue Hills dun Brown Moors  Rocky hillsides dappled by Cloud Shadows [Music] clouds come frequently and rain but soon  pass on but the grass does seem Greener it's not everywhere that you can play golf  with history looking over your shoulder or for that matter we're a man's hotel is a  castle everything from battlements to Native Brew Irish coffee whipped cream  and a tasty afterthought Ireland about the size of Maine has two thousand  miles of Coastline thousands of miles of streams one-fifth of Europe's salmon Harvest comes  from here it follows that if fish like it here so do fishermen also [Music] [Applause] and into the net [Music] here there is time for a quiet  ride time to understand the sense of wonder which has never left  the people of Ireland and there's no hurry one jogs along in a two-wheeler or  strolls under the soft and luminous sky the people of Ireland do people everywhere  cause the warm and friendly invitation come to Ireland stay a while [Music] again thank you