Unique Boxing Event
This newsreel shows a ‘unique boxing event’ from 1926 at McKee Barracks in Dublin. Teams representing the British and Free State Armies meet for the first time in an inter-army Boxing Contest.
Cospoir: Sport is Sult
The Irish version of the advertisement from Cospoir (The Health Education Bureau) which encourages the public to get involved in sports. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Cospoir: Sport for All
The English version of the advertisement from Cospoir (The Health Education Bureau) which encourages the public to get involved in sports. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Babyface Goes to Hollywood
Forgotten Irish boxing legend Jimmy McLarnin, aka ‘The Babyfaced Assassin’, a journeyman brawler originally from County Down battled his way to fortune and glory in the 1940s via two welterweight world championship titles, and a whole heap of controversy to become one of the greats of Irish boxing history. Director Andrew Gallimore recounts McLarnin’s Greatest […]
Sports Day
Summer, Killiney, South County Dublin: The CBS sports day is in full swing. A band plays and participants compete in boxing, cycling and a sack race as crowds cheer from the stands. It’s clear that a fun day was had by all. Father Jack Delany (1906-1980) was ordained in 1930 at the age of 24 […]
Croquet
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), […]
Clubs Are Trumps
This short film was made to promote the activities of the Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys Club in Thomas Street, Dublin. In the 1950s Father McGrath, a Dublin-based Augustinian Priest, ran this social club in a working class area of Dublin’s inner-city. He decided that the production of a short film outlining the activities […]
Golf in Ireland
This film, aimed at golfing enthusiasts, shows two of Ireland’s most famous golfers Christy O’Connor and Jack B. Carr playing on various golf courses throughout Ireland. Made by Robert Monks Film Services for Bord Fáilte Ireland in the 1970s this promotional film highlights the landscape and climate that makes Ireland so suitable for golf. A […]
Badminton Championships: Mens’ Doubles / Craobhchomórtais Bhadmantain: Cluichí Dúbailte na bhFear
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 […]
New Year’s Coursing at Nenagh / Cúrsáil na hAthbhliana in Aonach
Amharc Éireann – Eagrán 32 The annual greyhound coursing contest is underway in Nenagh. Tá comórtas bliantúil chúrsáil na gcon ar siúl san Aonach. Produced by Gael Linn, Amharc Éireann (A View of Ireland) is Ireland’s first long-running indigenous newsreel series. It was distributed to cinemas throughout the country to promote the Irish […]