Amharc Éireann 1962

Bloomsday ‘62’ James Joyce Tower Opened/ Osclaíodh Túr James Joyce ar Bloomsday ‘62’

11th June 2020

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Amharc Éireann – Eagrán 159   Sylvia Beach, the American who published Ulysses in 1922 under the imprint of her Paris bookshop, Shakespeare and Company, opens the Sandycove James Joyce Museum on 16th June 1962. D’oscail Sylvia Beach, an Meiriceánach a d’fhoilsigh Ulysses sa bhliain 1922 faoi inphrionta a siopa leabhar i bPáras, Shakespeare and […]

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Modernisation

Sandycove Gala

28th March 2018

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It is Summer, Dublin, 1923 and this newsreel shows the footage of annual Sandycove Gala and Dun Laoghaire Regatta in full swing, with some additional shots of Pembroke Cricket club in Sandymount. The crowds are dressed in their finest attire to cheer on participants, a man conducts a group of boys playing instruments and swimmers bravely […]

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Amateur

Killiney Hill

24th August 2016

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This short amateur film shows a trip to Killiney Hill, Co Dublin, on a beautiful sunny day. The Obelisk stands proudly on the hilltop with views of the Wicklow Mountains in the distance. A boat trip takes us from Bullock Harbour past the beautiful Sorrento Terrace and towards Dalkey Island. Father Jack Delany (1906-1980) was […]

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Céad Míle Fáilte

24th August 2016

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The Irish title translates as One Hundred Thousand Welcomes and that is what awaits the visitor to Ireland in this short film produced by the Film Unit of the National Bus Companies and presented by the Irish Tourist Board. Opening with a 1916 rebel singalong in “the smoke-filled atmosphere” of the Dublin’s Abbey Tavern the […]

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