Turning the Sod on the Goodyear Factory

Turning the Sod on the Goodyear Factory

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Location

Lurgan

Year

1966

Date

Production 22/06/1966

Length

01min 55sec

Audio

mute

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

The first sods are turned over at the new Goodyear Tyre Factory just outside Lurgan.  

Goodyear was a major employer in the area but the factory closed in 1987. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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