Making Replicas of St Patrick’s Grave

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Making Replicas of St Patrick’s Grave

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Details

Location

Downpatrick, Downpatrick Cathedral

Year

1963

Date

Production 18/11/1963

Length

02min 56sec

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

Jimmy Greene visits Down Cathedral and the grave of St Patrick. He interviews Lesley Hanna, retired journalist, about his business making small replicas of the gravestone. He came upon the idea after visiting the holy site himself and finding no souvenirs available to bring his wife.

The replicas are made of ground Mourne granite and plaster of Paris. Schoolboy Alan Leahy paints the replicas, following his day at school, before they are sold.

The main markets include visitors to the grave, as well as customers in England, Scotland and America. 

Notes

Mr Lesley Hanna was from Londonderry but worked for many NI newspapers and the Associated Press in Fleet Street, London.

St Patrick: The patron saint of Ireland has disputed orIgins but most likely came to Ireland as a slave in the 5th century. He is believed to be buried in Downpatrick. The large granite stone marking his grave was placed there in the 1900s to protect the holy site.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production

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