Irish Material (1948)

Connamara, Ireland IRISH MATERIAL GV. Cultivated hillside pan along to g.v. of small farmhouse. MS. Pan with man in a donkey cart as he drives past a small house at the side of the road, the house is very old with white walls and a thatched roof as are all the other houses in the district. . Three donkeys walking along a street. Various shots of man taking his cattle to pasture in a field on hillside, in b.g. is Lough Corrib and the lough is shown several times in g.v. Various shots of woman feeding chickens in farmyard. CU. Old woman. MS. Woman standing at the door of her cottage. Various shots of man digging up potatoes in a field on hillside overlooking the lough. LS. Flock of geese as the walk down to the banks of the lough and swim away. MS. Reeds growing out of the waters of the lough. Various g.v’s of the lough and the surrounding countryside. LS. Tower of castle through the trees. Various shots of cows as they are taken to pasture. (F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. E