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Card Games

24th August 2016

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This film shows a group of people playing card games in a sunny back garden of a family home. Card and board games, such as bridge and dominoes, would have been popular in 1930s Dublin. Father Jack Delany (1906-1980) was ordained in 1930 at the age of 24 and served as a parish priest in […]

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West Cork

24th August 2016

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This short film shows a delightful visit to West Cork. The holidaymakers (friends of Father Delany) relax in the garden of Casey’s Hotel, take a boat trip, bathe in the sea and join in an impromptu group singalong and a spur-of-the-moment dance. Father Jack Delany (1906-1980) was ordained in 1930 at the age of 24 […]

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Croquet

24th August 2016

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This rare footage shows gentlemen (who appear to be Christian Brothers) playing croquet and relaxing in their spare time. Father Jack Delany (1906-1980) was ordained in 1930 at the age of 24 and served as a parish priest in Dublin in the 1930s and 1940s. He served mainly around Seán McDermott Street (then Gloucester Street), […]

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Navan Road

24th August 2016

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Navan Road, Dublin, 1948: A family gathers outside their home for an impromptu game of tennis. This rare footage depicts how rural this part of the city was before being developed. Father Jack Delany (1906-1980) was ordained in 1930 at the age of 24 and served as a parish priest in Dublin in the 1930s […]

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Amharc Éireann A View of Ireland

Badminton Championships: Mens’ Doubles / Craobhchomórtais Bhadmantain: Cluichí Dúbailte na bhFear

22nd August 2016

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Amharc Éireann – Eagrán 80   Ulster and Leinster fight for the title at the All-Ireland Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles in Dublin. Uladh agus Laighean i gcomórtas don teideal ag Craobhchomórtas Badmantan Uile-Éireann na bhFear i mBaile Átha Cliath.     Produced by Gael Linn, Amharc Éireann (A View of Ireland) is Ireland’s first long-running indigenous […]

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