Newsreels of Old Ireland

Michele Erdvig · Host

Newsreels of Old Ireland

Judy · Guru

Thank you Michele for sharing those old newsreels. I especially enjoyed the one from 1949. My first trip to Ireland was in 1946, as a child, I spent 4 months there with my mother and two aunts. We stayed with relatives in the country side with no running water as the film highlighted. I had to laugh when they mentioned modern cars going through the town. I do not remember seeing a car that whole summer. Our mode of transportation was a pony and trap.

Judy M.

Michele Erdvig · Host

Judy,

I loved the film showing the one car driving through Ennis and being described as a "bottleneck". Little did they know!

I remember driving the whole Ring of Kerry and only seeing donkey carts, bicycles and tractors. If you passed another car you waved. Remember how they took the huge milk cans to the dairy on the donkey cart? I suppose those old milk cans are antiques now.

What wonderful memories of "Old Ireland".

Michele

Itallian Chauffeur · Moderator

My personal favorite was the Killarney/Blarney reel (offered further down, on the Second link), as it showed the Gap of Dunloe as a dirt track, "passable only on foot, or horse-BACK"! biggrin

Kate Kearney's LOOKED like a cottage, then! smile

Thanks, Michele. These 'Golden Oldies' Made My Day! biggrin

Bob

-- Edited by Itallian Chauffeur on Monday 5th of April 2010 08:26:03 PM

stewh · Guru

Thanks, Michele. Lots of great stuff from British Pathe. I can spend a lot of time with old newsreels.
Stewart

Michele Erdvig · Host

Glad you all enjoyed the newsreels. There is a whole lot more to explore on that website. Now if only I had the time!

If you find any others you like, please feel free to post.

Michele