Pilgrimage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1574
Date Released
3 Aug 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pilgrimage. DESCRIPTION: Some 50 thousand Catholics from all parts of Ireland, from Britain, from the Continent and further afield, made the annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick in County Mayo. Many walked in bare feet up the stony path to the summit of Ireland’s holy mountain. SHOTLIST: CU statue (key). GV procession. LS same. High angle same. LS same. GV same. MS same. CU bare feet. Elderly ladies with sticks. MS men - bare feet. CU same. CU pan procession. MS nun. MS man. MS ladies with sticks. MS procession around statue. CU same. MS same. CU statue. BS procession.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Older people; Religion and belief
Locations
Republic of Ireland
Card file number
77779
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Vincent Corcoran
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pilgrimage', British Movietone News Issue No. 1574, 3 Aug 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23147 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)