Traditional farming methods in Brittany, France.
An extract from the RTÉ series 'Into Europe' profiling agriculture on small farms in Brittany, Northern France. Reporter Justin Keating describes the countryside of Brittany that sounds like it could be somewhere in Ireland. Keating discusses the similarities between Ireland and Brittany in terms of climate, agriculture, religion and emigration. 50% of the population is involved in farming and two thirds of the farms are less than 25 acres in size. There has been a start in amalgamating land and clearing trees and ditches to create larger more efficient fields. One local farmer describes his situation before and after the improvements where he went from having eighty one parcels of land to just three.
Title: |
Muck But No Money |
Clip Duration: |
00:08:54 |
Material Type: |
Video |
Clip Title: |
Too Old To Change |
Series Title: |
Into Europe |
Information: |
'Into Europe' was a series of 12 programmes broadcast in 1967 and 1968 which set out to tell Irish television viewers something about their European neighbours.
Jack White, the then RTÉ Assistant Controller of Television Programmes, writing in the RTÉ Guide said of the series,
"The 'Into Europe' project was born nearly twelve months ago, at a meeting held to consider what Irish television could do to bring Ireland closer to the Europe of the Common Market. It was decided then to use the summer months for a major expedition into Europe.
When we came down to working out the brief in detail, we felt that the framework of the Common Market itself was too formal for the project we had in mind. So in the end 'Into Europe' has taken in three EFTA countries - Austria, Sweden and Denmark - as well as all the EEC members except Luxembourg. Each programme in the series is an essay on a theme from modern European life, illustrated from one or more countries." RTÉ Guide 17 November 1967 Vol. 4 No. 47 p3 The extract is from an episode called 'Muck but no Money' broadcast 7 February 1968. |
Local Keywords: |
Brittany, France, Agriculture, Farming, Justin Keating, Tradition |
Coverage: |
Ireland, France |
Topic: |
Arts and Culture |
Contributor(s): |
Justin Keating (Reporter) |
Publisher: |
RTÉ |
Broadcast Date: |
07/02/1968 |
Production Year: |
1968 |
Country of Production: |
Ireland |
Original Identifier: |
P30/00068 |
IPR Restrictions: |
Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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part/extract |
