Collection: Gael Linn Collection

Collection DescriptionGael Linn was established in 1953 to promote Irish language and culture. Co-founder and first manager, Riobard Mac Góráin, immediately realised the importance of promoting the language through entertainment and popular media. Gael Linn’s initial foray into production was the first regular indigenous cinema newsreel since the Irish Events series of the 1920s. In 1955 Ernest Blythe, Chairman of Comdhail Naisiunta na Gaelige, lent Gael Linn £100 to produce a short film for cinema and the Amharc Éireann (A View of Ireland) newsreel was born. From 1956 to mid-1957 Amharc Éireann consisted of short single story items that were distributed to cinemas throughout the country on a monthly basis. Their popularity was immediate and by mid-1957 the Rank Film Distributors agreed to supply them to Irish cinemas along with their own newsreel, at which point they became issued on a fortnightly basis. By 1959 the success of this home-grown newsreel resulted in it being produced weekly and it expanded to include 4 separate news stories. The series continued until 1964 when the immediacy of television as a means of relaying news to the Irish population rendered the newsreel obsolete. Produced by Colm O’Laoghaire, a total of 267 editions of Amharc Éireann were made. [Irish Film Archive]

Repository: Irish Film Archive

Repository NameIrish Film Archive
AddressIrish Film Institute 6 Eustace Street Temple Bar Dublin 2
EircodeD02 PD85
Telephone(01) 679-5744
Email Addressspecialcollections@irishfilm.ie
Email Address 2info@irishfilm.ie
Web Addresshttps://ifi.ie/archive
CommentThe information listed was extracted from the computer files of the Irish Film Archive.
latitude53.34464
longitude-6.26490

68 Results

IDRepositoryReferenceDateDescriptionCollection
177Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann, Croke Park1960'Amharc Éireann, Croke Park': An Iri...Gael Linn Collection
186Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Bantracht 1956'Amharc Éireann/Bantracht na hÉire...Gael Linn Collection
189Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann: Dublin1960'Amharc Éireann: Dublin stars attend char...Gael Linn Collection
190Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 75 1960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran' [75, number u...Gael Linn Collection
219Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann:Feiriní Cuimhn1958'Amharc Éireann: Feirini Cuimhne (Souveni...Gael Linn Collection
231Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 291959'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 29': Producer...Gael Linn Collection
267Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann: Fleadh Ceoil1957'Amharc Éireann: Fleadh Ceoil': Prod...Gael Linn Collection
302Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 2201963'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 220': Product...Gael Linn Collection
320Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 421960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 42': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
232Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 411960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 41': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
233Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 511960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 51': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
234Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 711960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 71': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
235Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Col. McCarthy1960Amharc Éireann/Removal of Remains of Colonel ...Gael Linn Collection
237Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/General McKeown1962Amharc Éireann/General McKeown is home, etc.:...Gael Linn Collection
321Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 861961'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 86': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
322Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/FG Ard Fheis1961'Amharc Éireann/Dublin Fine Gael Ard Fhei...Gael Linn Collection
323Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Dublin Students1961'Amharc Eireann/Dublin Students Ban the Bomb'...Gael Linn Collection
284Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann: Eagran 211959'Amharc Éireann: Eagran 21': Product...Gael Linn Collection
285Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann: Old Nordic1960'Amharc Éireann: Old Nordic Feast': ...Gael Linn Collection
286Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 801960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 80': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
287Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Young Farmer1961'Amharc Éireann/Young Farmer of the Year ...Gael Linn Collection
288Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 1171961'Amharc Éireann/Emgran 117': Product...Gael Linn Collection
366Irish Film Archive1962'Water Wisdom': Producer: Colm O'Laogha...Gael Linn Collection
373Irish Film ArchiveSlógadh 731973'Slógadh 73': Production Company: Ga...Gael Linn Collection
374Irish Film ArchiveSlógadh 771977'Slógadh 77': Production Company: Ga...Gael Linn Collection
378Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann: Fleadh Ceoil'Amharc Éireann: Fleadh Ceoil': Prod...Gael Linn Collection
289Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 1861962'Amharc Éireann/Emgran 186': Product...Gael Linn Collection
299Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Basketball1961'Basket Ball': Production Company: Gael Lin...Gael Linn Collection
300Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Mansion House1962Amharc Éireann/Mansion House: All Ireland Dan...Gael Linn Collection
301Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Basketball1962Amharc Éireann/Basketball Minor Finals - Kerr...Gael Linn Collection
303Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 161959'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 16': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
304Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Gael Linn 1959Amharc Éireann/Gael Linn Camogie Cup, etc.: ...Gael Linn Collection
379Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Bloomsday 1962'Amharc Éireann/Bloomsday 62: James Joyce...Gael Linn Collection
397Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann1957'Amharc Éireann: Saoire na Sionainn':...Gael Linn Collection
398Irish Film ArchiveSlógadh1979'Slógadh': Production Company: Gael ...Gael Linn Collection
305Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 781960Amharc Éireann/Eagran 78 Production Company:...Gael Linn Collection
306Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran1963'Amharc Éireann/Eagran': Production ...Gael Linn Collection
310Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Oiliúint Manach1957'Amharc Éireann/Oiliúint Manachan ...Gael Linn Collection
312Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/National Senior1960'Amharc Éireann/National Senior Boxing...Gael Linn Collection
313Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 241959'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 24': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
314Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Senior Cross Co1961'Amharc Éireann/Senior Cross Country Cham...Gael Linn Collection
418Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann: Fleadh Ceoil1960-1969'Amharc Éireann: Fleadh Ceoil': Prod...Gael Linn Collection
431Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Bloomsday 1962'Amharc Éireann/Bloomsday 1962: James Joy...Gael Linn Collection
438Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 1911963'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 191': Product...Gael Linn Collection
315Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Shannon Air Dis1961'Amharc Éireann/Shannon Air Disaster: 83 ...Gael Linn Collection
316Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 1471962'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 147': Product...Gael Linn Collection
317Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/FG Ard Fheis1962'Amharc Éireann/Dublin Fine Gael Ard Fhei...Gael Linn Collection
318Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Fashion Aids1962'Amharc Éireann/Fashion Aids Cheshire Hom...Gael Linn Collection
324Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Rose of Tralee1962'Amharc Éireann/Rose of Tralee Selected&#...Gael Linn Collection
329Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 2231963'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 223': Product...Gael Linn Collection
331Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Oiliúnt Manacha1957'Amharc Éireann/Oiliúnt Manachan (...Gael Linn Collection
347Irish Film ArchiveAmharch Éireann: Tearnamh1956-59'Amharch Éireann: Tearnamh as Polio':...Gael Linn Collection
351Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 261959'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 26': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
352Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 531960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 53': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
355Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Bantracht 1956'Domestic': Amharc Éireann/Bantracht...Gael Linn Collection
419Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann: Eagran 731960'Amharc Éireann: Eagran 73': Product...Gael Linn Collection
420Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 791960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 79': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
421Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 801960'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 80': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
422Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 801961'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 80': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
423Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 931961'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 93': Producti...Gael Linn Collection
424Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Co. Mayo Fleadh1961'Amharc Éireann/County Mayo Fleadh Ceoil ...Gael Linn Collection
425Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Shannon Air Dis1961'Amharc Éireann/Shannon Air Disaster; 83 ...Gael Linn Collection
426Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Tribute1961'Amharc Éireann/Tribute Paid to Congo Dea...Gael Linn Collection
427Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Bord Iascaigh1961'Amharc Éireann/Bord Iascaigh Mhara: Pres...Gael Linn Collection
428Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 1451962'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 145': Product...Gael Linn Collection
429Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Dublin: Rose of1962'Amharc Éireann/Dublin: Rose of Tralee Se...Gael Linn Collection
430Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Antrim: Pony Ex1962'Amharc Éireann/Antrim: Pony Express Ride...Gael Linn Collection
432Irish Film ArchiveAmharc Éireann/Eagran 1721962'Amharc Éireann/Eagran 172': Product...Gael Linn Collection