Focus on Ulster Covenant

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Focus on Ulster Covenant

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Details

Location

Balmoral Show Grounds, Belfast

Year

1962

Date

Length

20min 54sec

Audio

silent

Format

8mm

colour

Source

Courtesy

Robert Kane

Rights Holder

Robert Kane

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Description

A film by Samuel Bracegirdle, for the 50th anniversary of the Ulster Covenant. It shows people looking at artefacts relating to the Covenant, including a copy signed by Edward Carson, and newsclippers relating to the day. 

Viewers can see people marching outside Clifton Street Orange Hall, and banners from Dublin, Cavan and Wicklow. 

At the Balmoral Showgrounds, Lord Brookeborough hoists the largest Union flag in the world.  

Notes

Samuel Bracegirdle was an amateur filmmaker from Belfast, his work dates from the 1950s to the 1970s. Many of his films show his home life and holidays with family and friends. He also took an interest in local history and Unionist heritage. 

An excerpt of this was shown on Ulster Television on 22nd January 1963 on 'Newsview', it was the first 8mm film on UTV.

Credits

Samuel Bracegirdle wishes to acknowledge the following who gave valuable assistance in the production of this motion picture. Ulster Covenant Jubilee Committee.

Editor-In-Chief, Belfast Telegraph.

Director, Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.

Director, Ulster Museum, Stranmillis.

Government Information Service, Stormont.

Newsletter.

Senator Joseph Cunningham, C.B.E., J.P.

Mr Norman Bridge.

The Tyrone Constitution.

Samuel Bracegirdle Production

Focus on Ulster Covenant

Newsreel by courtesy Mr. C King Kernahan

Organ Music Dr. D. Davison F R C O

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