The people of Gneeveguilla in Kerry are the stars in the opening sequence for 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly'.
Gneeveguilla is located in east County Kerry close to the border with County Cork. When the 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly' film crew visited people were going about their daily business and two young boys played handball despite the damp weather.
Once a week from June to September, the 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly’ film crew would arrive at a town or village in any county in Ireland. They would film the people and the place and return to RTÉ where the footage was edited and put to music.
This short film of around one minute’s duration formed part of the opening sequence for that week’s episode of ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’. As it was not advertised as part of the programme billings in the RTÉ Guide or newspapers, people watched in the hope their town or village would have its moment of fame.
This episode of ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’ was broadcast on 24 January 1974.
