Viking Invasion of Kilkeel Part 2

Viking Invasion of Kilkeel Part 2

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Details

Location

kilkeel

Year

1963

Date

Production 22/06/1963

Length

04min 56sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcast 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

A second collection of footage from the Viking invasion day held in Kilkeel.

The eastern seaboard of Ireland suffered badly from Viking raids during the middle ages and, with Kilkeel making a major tourism push in the early 1960s, the raids were used as the basis for what was a colourful and fun re-enactment. The Viking ship and raiders were provided, as the year before, by enthusiasts from the Isle of Man with locals playing the Celts trying to fight them off. The wonderfully named Dick Riddler, an ex-Royal Marine commando led the Celts and prizes of a holiday in the Isle of Man were to be handed out to the first six local women “captured” by the Vikings. The first report on the festivities made by UTV can be found in the links below.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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