Tynan Point-to-Point and Maze Races

Tynan Point-to-Point and Maze Races

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Location

Down Royal Racecourse, Farmacaffley Race Course, Armagh

Year

1955

Date

Length

02min 46sec

Audio

silent

Format

16mm

colour

Source

National Museums Northern Ireland

Courtesy

National Museums NI, Tourism NI

Rights Holder

Tourism NI

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Description

Riveting scenes of horse-racing. From the thrills of steeplechasing in County Armagh, to flat-racing at the famed Maze Races in County Down, two of Northern Ireland’s most historic horse-racing events.
The "sport of Kings" in two different guises, as seen in two of the regions' most celebrated horse-racing locales. Jockeys, horses and spectators congregate for the beginning of the Tynan and Armagh point to point, a gruelling steeplechase across rugged terrain. Then we are transported to Down Royal Racecourse where a huge crowd gathers on the main stand and trackside to watch the action.

The Tynan and Armagh point-to-point is over a century old and has always been held by kind permission of the Leeman family at Farmacaffley. The racecourse is between the Newtownhamilton Road and the Keady Road, approximately 1 mile from Armagh. Situated at the Maze, Lisburn, horse-racing started at Down Royal Racecourse in the 17th Century.


This film was digitised as part of the BFI's Unlocking Film Heritage project.
 




 

Notes

 Sourced from National Museums Northern Ireland and digitised as part of the BFI's Unlocking Film Heritage project.

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