Farmers Protest Low Land Payments at Craigavon

Farmers Protest Low Land Payments at Craigavon

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Location

Craigavon

Year

1966

Date

Production 20/09/1966

Length

03min 40sec

Audio

mute, 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

Farmers in the Lurgan area gather to protest against the low government offers for their land. Stormont wanted to buy the land to build the new city of Craigavon. One farmer, Joe Hewitt, had refused to sell his 6.5 acres at the price offered and the other farmers gathered to support him and protest. 

This film is interesting for the retake to omit direct mention of shotguns. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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