The Workhouse Ward Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Duplicate copy of Reel 1 of documentary entitled “The Workhouse Ward“ - check against tape PM1843 for best quality. Reel 1. By Lady Gregory. The Abbey Theatre Players of Dublin. “Across the wide Atlantic, television takes you over to the shores of Ireland, the Aran Islands, the coast of County Clare...“ Moving aerial shots of the landscape of Ireland - voiceover talks of the hard toil of the peasant farmers. Moving aerial shot of lake amongst mountains - narrator mentions trout that can be found in Irish lakes and the salmon in the rivers. Lyrical voiceover - “a land of piety and simple faith...“ C/U of a statue of Christ holding a lamb - pan across to show the landscape. Various landscape shots. Narrator talks of the sea and of its yield of wrack which is ploughed into the fields in the traditional way. L/S of a man using a primitive plough. Shots of Dublin - O’Connell St, Four Courts. Buses cross the O’Connell bridge. Traffic, cyclists, pedestrians travel through the city. L/S of Abbey Theatre. Narra