The St. Patrick's Day Collection

Songs of the Emerald Isle

10th February 2021

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This short film presents five much-loved Irish airs and ballads against a backdrop of the Irish landscape. Bing Crosby sings How Can you Buy Killarney? (from his St Patrick’s Day Parade album), John Feeney sings The Connemara Shore and Connie Foley sings Lovely Leitrim. These songs of yearning and nostalgia are illustrated with images of Irish Travellers, fishermen, foresters and farmers, ancient monuments, rich […]

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Loopline Outtakes

U2: 11 O’Clock Tick Tock

2nd April 2019

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U2 footage: 11’O Clock Tick Tock is an outtake from the documentary Looking On and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here. (810)

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Loopline Outtakes

U2: An Cat Dubh

2nd April 2019

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U2 footage: An Cat Dubh is an outtake from the documentary Looking On and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here. (158)

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Loopline Outtakes

Mick Rafferty Introduces U2

2nd April 2019

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Mick Rafferty Introduces U2 is an outtake from the documentary Looking On and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here. (121)

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Loopline Outtakes

Joe Duffy On Education

2nd April 2019

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Joe Duffy On Education is an outtake from the documentary Looking On and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here. (183)

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Loopline Outtakes

U2: Let’s Twist Again

2nd April 2019

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U2 footage: Let’s Twist Again is an outtake from the documentary Looking On and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here. (88)

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Amateur

James Mullholland, Basketmaker

10th July 2018

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This short documentary film, made by Roy Spence for the Ulster Folk Museum, focuses on the work of master willow-weaver, James Mulholland of Gawley’s Gate, Co. Armagh. The film traces the various stages in the making of a willow log basket from cutting the raw willow rods through to the completed product. Roy Spence is […]

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Valley Ice Cream: Big Red

8th June 2018

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An advertisement for Valley Ice Cream, encouraging people to get their next ice cream pop from ‘the big red fridge’. Featuring all the favourites, including Choc Ice. Valley Ice Cream was based in Thurles, Co Tipperary, and closed in 1997. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here. (3228)

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Animation

The Last Elk

20th December 2017

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The Last Elk re-imagines the story of the last of the wild Irish elk. Each animal is represented by a different musical sound; the elk experience peace, alongside harshness and strife, but always remain harmonious. When the last elk is killed at the hand of man, the music ceases, and the elk becomes a relic […]

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Animation

Urban Tails

21st August 2017

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These funky foxes from Dublin sing in their own music video to educate us about what life is really like for the creatures living among us in our cities. With kind permission of Pink Kong Studios. (414)

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Animation

Cad é Sin

21st August 2017

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Cad é Sin is a short film based on the Irish song Cad é sin don té sin. It was created for Cartoon Saloon as part of the Anam an Amhráin TV Series which was shown on TG4. With kind permission of Giant Animation Studios. (669)

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Kiskadee: Jungle

13th July 2017

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Colourful advertisement for Kiskadee rum, showing a variety of scenarios where people enjoy the drink. The advertisement is accompanied by a lively soundtrack and strapline: ‘Kiskadee, that’s the way the playground swings.’ To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here. (1817)

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