Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle' (1934)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 8M

Director : Ruth FitzPatrick

Synopsis

This Traveltalk visit to Ireland starts with a look at the countryside, with its farms, small villages, and fields with walls and fences built of stone without the use of mortar. We then visit Hope Castle in Castleblayney and end our journey in Galway.

Actors

James A. FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick
Narrator (voice)

Crews

Ruth FitzPatrick
Ruth FitzPatrick
Director
James A. FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick
Producer
Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret
Music
Ray Fernstrom
Ray Fernstrom
Director of Photography

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