Olympic Tailteann (1924)

Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Eire. Title: “OLYMPIC & TAILTEANN competitors give a fine display at Dublin Tramway Sports“. M/S of a male athlete leaping over a high jump - he lands awkwardly. Panning L/S of packed spectator stands. Various shots of a stocky blonde man throwing a shot-put. M/S of a man throwing a cannon ball on a chain; he swings it around his head before letting go, several men in suits (judges?) measure the distance thrown using tape measures. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews cont