Ep 129 Lorcan Film Unit Remastered

This is the one hundred and twenty ninth of the remastered Lorcan Film Unit Videos. There is a total of 10 hours worth of film that we hope to publish over time. Unfortunately Leslie Crowe who was the Director and creator of much of this content is no longer with us. So we are hoping to get your help to figure out the places and the names of the people he captured.
If you turn on the Closed Captions "CC" on the video to see what we know about the footage so far.
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00:25 - 00:28 Roadworks
00:29 - 00:34 Eileen and friend looking on Santry Avenue
00:35 - 00:36 Wood View written on a gate
00:37 - 00:50 Car going down the old Swords Road near Morton Stadium
00:51 - 01:14 Several shots of horses in a field
01:15 - 01:28 Shot of field in Santry - Now the M1 Motorway
01:29 - 01:42 Several shots of the Sheaf O’ Wheat
01:43 - 01:50 Shot of field not sure where
01:51 - 01:52 Shot of stone in Field
01:53 - 02:00 Shot of garden ornaments.
02:01 - 02:07 The Kilmardinny and the Wee bar
02:08 - 02:20 Shots of girl walking along road
02:21 - 02:27 Electrical lines being installed?
02:28 - 02:29 shot of workmen
02:30 - 02:33 Shot of Drumcondra Cinema
02:34 - 02:40 Shot of Oconnell Street from Oconnell Bridge (No Nelsons Column)
02:41 - 02:45 Man looking at camera -not sure who?
02:46 - 02:54 The Metropole
02:55 - 03:03 The Capitol Cinema
03:04 - 03:05 Building Closed (The Metropole?)
03:05 - 03:08 Old Dublin sign
03:09 - 03:10 The Coombe sign

[@Joemcc150]

2:22 taken at Beaumont vegetable drive in with white building being Beaumont House in the distance.

[@Joemcc150]

2:30 yes Tesco Drumcondra.

[@BaronVonPenguin]

Those two young ones using the branch at the start look like they’re on Grace Park Rd or Church Avenue in Drumcondra

[@LorcanFilmUnit]

@@BaronVonPenguin it’s the Swords Road - Santry Stadium wall

[@markjenkins9776]

The Old Dublin sign was for a rsstaurant on Francis Street

[@paulfogarty7724]

0:46 the Swords road looking North towards the airport - Santry woods on the left. I remember a bit further back there was a big hole knocked out of the wall that you could get through. I remember I hid a penny in a gap in the bricks. Wonder if it's still there 🤔 😁

[@razortube101]

The hole I'm pretty sure was filled up sometime back

[@thomasburke2683]

Looks like earlier film clips than most, early sixties, some of it anyway.

[@LorcanFilmUnit]

Could well be he started filming around 58/59.

[@anthonydowling3356]

Great to have this old stuff but please change the creepy music .

[@LorcanFilmUnit]

Sorry Anthony just turn down the sound. That’s my brother playing the piano and a tune he composed so it’s special to us

[@razortube101]

@@LorcanFilmUnit Never mind them, Its a lovely fitting tune, The distortion cracks add a certain aesthetic to the track which is very fitting for these videos

[@mahomasy]

@@razortube101 Yes, i also love the music and think it fits perfectly!