| FASCINATION AND CONTRASTS Travelogue item looking at both industry and tourism in Ireland. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6066 |
| Catalog #: | 79313 | |
| Clip Number: | 79313-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 572 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:22 - 01:18:55 | |
| Location: | Ireland | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Ireland (Eire) RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing | |
| Description: | L/S of a lake, three people in a rowing boat are mooring. The two men, a woman and their dog clamber ashore onto Garnish Island. L/S of an Italian style folly in an immaculate garden. Various C/Us of exotic flowers. L/S of people walking around an ornamental pond. L/S of mountains, in the foreground a cat is on a wall. L/S of a factory by a Lake Killarney. Various shots of yellow forklift trucks moving large metal pipes. L/S of a modern hotel. M/S of bungalows by the lakeside. C/U of bundles of coloured wool on the factory floor in Donegal, tilt up to show women making hand knotted carpets. Various shots of the weaving machines - unchanged since the 19th century. The women make elaborately patterned rugs. On completion the rugs are trimmed and a label of approval added. C/U of the stamp of approval being added to some tweed. Various shots of rolls of hand woven tweeds, a man stretches out some fabric for the camera. Various shots of a man using a traditional loom. (textile industry) C/U of a woman playing a harp. M/S of the harpist and a fiddler in period costume (historical recreation, banquet). C/U of a girl in period costume lighting candles. M/S of a man in medieval dress by a fire. Various shots of guests in modern dress entering the Medieval Banquet at Bunratty Castle, they take bread and salt from a Medieval serving wench at the door. High angled shot of the Banqueting Hall. Various shots of the (mainly elderly) guests enjoying the banquet while being entertained by dancing serving wenches. | |
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