Moy Fishery

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Details

Location

Ballina, County Mayo, Moy Fishery

Year

1951

Date

Circa 1951

Length

15min 40sec

Audio

silent

Format

16mm

black and white, colour

Source

The Houston Family

Courtesy

The Houston Family

Rights Holder

The Houston Family

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

A series of captivating river and fishing scenes.

Includes footage of fishermen working drift nets, as they go salmon fishing. The catch is inspected and slaughtered by percussive stunning.

Notes

This charming film was directed and produced by James Houston, a keen and skilful amateur film maker, based in Strabane in the 1940s and 1950s.

Credits

Filmed and Produced by James Houston

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