Birthplace and Grave of Dr Alexander Irvine

Birthplace and Grave of Dr Alexander Irvine

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Location

Antrim, Chimney Corner

Year

1960

Date

Production 01/01/1960

Length

02min 07sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcast 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

Alexander Irvine is one of the most famed of Co Antrim writers. He emigrated to the USA as a young man and became a preacher and socialist thinker but never forgot his roots and published a number of books both autobiographical and fictional set in his Antrim homeland, the most famous of which is My Lady of the Chimney Corner. This film features footage of the grave in Antrim where his ashes are interred, as well as the remains of the lane, Pogue’s Entry, in which he was born. At this time plans were being made to restore what was left of Pogue’s Entry, including Irvine’s Chimney Corner house, as a tourist attraction.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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