A Day for Being Irish

Australia, 1986

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Episode number 7 of Series “A World of Festivals”.
Every year since 1606 the town of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland has held the Lammas Fair to which people come to trade, barter and generally have a good time. Originally the fair was set up for the Scottish overlords of the time to trade their horses for black cattle and other goods that they needed. The nearby islanders of Rathlin also participate in the fair by selling seaweed.

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Credits

director

David E. Barrow

producer

Joy Barrow

production company

Barinder Productions

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1986

Appears in

A World of Festivals

Group of items

A World of Festivals

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302623

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Europe

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ireland - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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