7 Degrees West - Cobbling in Cushendall

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7 Degrees West - Cobbling in Cushendall

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Details

Location

Cushendall, Glens of Antrim, Will McKillop's cobbler's shop

Year

1969

Date

Length

03min 01sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam SP

black and white

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

In this short excerpt and as part of Charlie Witherspoon’s tour of the Glens of Antrim, Charlie cycles to Cushendall to visit his friend Willy McKillop, a man known for his reputation as a great cobbler and a pretty good singer too. William talks about his craft, how he learnt in and even sings a song, ‘Glenarm Bay’.

This report was shot for a series called 7 Degrees West, a kind of early forerunner of Lesser Spotted Ulster, which saw features on old traditions and off-the-beaten-track places. Although the complete programmes, which included studio material, have gone from the archives, a number of these filmed location shoots featuring Charlie on his bike have survived. Look out for others in the Digital Film Archive.

Credits

Presented by Charles Witherspoon

Interviewee is William McKillop

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