Barney McCool with Tales of Derry

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Barney McCool with Tales of Derry

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Location

Ulster Folk & Transport Museum

Year

1965

Date

Production 17/03/1965

Length

03min 41sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

The legendary Barney McCool (played by Tom McDevittesits outside his cottage in Coolaghey, near his native Strabane. Barney talks about the beauty of Derry and the surrounding areas and tells stories as only he can. 

Notes

Tom McDevitte was an actor and broadcaster who created the character of Barney McCool for Radio Eireann in 1936 and broadcast on radio for many years before making his debut on UTV's launch programme in 1959. Many of his ideas and experiences came from his time as an employee of the railways, which began when he was 15 as a clerk with the Great Northern in Strabane. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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