The Aghadowey Tug-Of-War Team

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The Aghadowey Tug-Of-War Team

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Location

Aghadowey

Year

1965

Date

Production 19/08/1965

Length

02min 05sec

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

Leslie Dawes meets Head Constable Shepherd, the trainer of the Aghadowey Tug-of-War team. He also meets Joe and Hugh Barr, of the Aghadowey Barrs (a famous ploughing family). The Aghadowey men won the right to represent Northern Ireland at the inaugural European Championships in London in 1965. They took silver medals at the 720 Kilo class behind the famous Wood Treatment team which was representing England. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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