Historic Irish newsreels digitised and made available for free online – The Irish Times
Much of the pre-television footage of Ireland came courtesy of Pathé or Movietone imports. Clips were typically narrated with a cut-glass English accent and told from a British perspective. To remedy this omission, Gael Linn, set up in 1953 with the mission of promoting and revitalising Irish language and culture, founded Amharc Éireann to create … Read more