fbpx
  1. Home
  2. Tag "Gael-Linn"
Leinster Shoot Out
Irish Culture

LEINSTER RIFLE SHOOT – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 171

Archive Player
The 1962 Leinster Gun Championships were held in Dublin with gunmen visiting from the 6 counties of Ulster to take part. There were a hundred rifle clubs in Northern Ireland and only 3 in the Republic of Ireland at this time. Thorough safety checks were carried out on all the guns before the competition. George […]
View
Japanese Goods on Display
Irish Culture

JAPANESE GOODS ON DISPLAY – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 126

Archive Player
A visit to Brown Thomas’ sumptuous department store where a range of beautiful and unusual Japanese trinkets, toys and other goods are on display. In 1961, it wasn’t uncommon in Ireland for many ordinary household items to be manufactured in Japan. However, this exhibition showcased goods which demonstrated the beauty of Japanese artistry in more […]
View
Dublin Students Protest
Featured Home

Dublin Students Protest – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 126

Archive Player
November 1961 and students from Trinity College marched the main streets of Dublin in protest at nuclear bomb testing. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, CND, was established in the UK in 1958 in the wake of widespread fear of conflict and the effects of nuclear testing. CND quickly grew with branches in Scotland, Wales and […]
View
Brittas Bay
Irish Culture

BRITTAS BAY – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 240

Archive Player
This newsreel from 1964 shows work being carried out on the beached ship Seabank on Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow. Built in 1935, the ship was sold to Irish International Shipping after it became beached on March 4th at Ardanairy in County Wicklow. The four-ton cargo ship had been a fixture on the beach front and […]
View
Travelling People
Featured Home

Travelling People – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 80

Archive Player
1
On 1st of December 1960, Gardaí visited every traveller caravan in the country on behalf of a commission set up by the Government to investigate the case of the Knights of the Road. The camp which was full of barrel-topped caravans with exquisite wooden carvings and decorative painted exteriors, was located in Cherry Orchard just […]
View
Fur of the Future
Gearrscannáin

Fur of the Future – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 80

Archive Player
Moriarty makes his debut at the show where 100s of chinchillas are exhibited and judged. However, unlike the tribunal, poor Moriarty will not be able to avoid his fate. P.J. Holland, a judge from Wales, inspected the coats and assessed the quality of the fur. Judges from all over world came to these shows to […]
View
Badminton Championships
Irish Culture

BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 80

Archive Player
The All Ireland Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles took place in Terenure in Dublin on the 16th of December 1960, where the Ulster and Leinster teams fought for the title. Winston Wilkinson or “Wilkie” and David McCullough were the Leinster team and played David Porter and Leslie McAlpine from Ulster. David Porter shouldn’t have been too […]
View
Dublin Creation Ball
Entertainment

DUBLIN CREATION BALL – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 80

Archive Player
Set in the lavish surroundings of Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel Ballroom, Lady Valerie Goulding hosts a ladies fashion show to raise money for the Central Remedial Clinic. The December night was full of glitz and glamour with cocktails, dancing and music provided by 1960s swingers Earl Gill & the Hoedowners. The proceeds made from the night […]
View
Close