A vintage car and motorbike rally filmed by Alec Day in the Lismore area circa 1960.
A vintage car and motorbike rally filmed in the Lismore area circa 1960. Shown here and edited from the footgae shot by Alec Day is the start of the rally in the town of Lismore, County Waterford.
The participants many of them in fancy dress run to their vehicles before starting out on their journey, The film includes shots of the cars travelling on country roads and near Lismore Castle.
| Title: | Antique Car Show 1960c |
| Clip Duration: | 00:04:21 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | Vintage Car Rally at Lismore |
| Series Title: | Alec Day Collection |
| Information: | Alec Day (1906-80) was born in Cork the son of William and Jessie Day and the grandson of the well-known Irish antiquarian Robert Day. He was educated at Pretora College Enniskillen and Rossall School Lancashire in England. After leaving school Alec joined the family business of Robert Day and Son, Patrick Street, Cork who were saddlers and sports outfitters. But his interests were more in photography, travel and the theatre. He was active in the Cork Camera Club and was a member of the Royal Photographic Society. Alec photographed his travels in Ireland, Britain and in America and often wrote up the stories of the places he visited. Many of these articles were given as lectures illustrated with photographs and film screenings in Cork. Alec Day was married in 1943 to Raymonde McKechnie of Cork who collaborated with him on many projects. A former President of the Cork Scientific and Literary Society he organised a production of 'The Pilgrims’ Progress' in the 1950s. Alec Day made a number of 16mm films about subjects which interested him. These included Bonnie Prince Charlie, Percy French, Beatrix Potter, Cork, The Masonic School, Dublin, Monard Shovel Mills and others. |
| Coverage: | Lismore, Waterford, Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | The Media |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Alec Day (Filmmaker) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| Production Year: | 1960c |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | DF2598 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
| Rights, Terms and Conditions: | Copyright Alec Day. This material may not be replicated in any form or manner without the prior express permission of the copyright holder. For more information contact RTÉ Archives. |
| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Silent |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
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