“ THIS IS IRELAND “ 1971 QANTAS AIRLINES ANIMATED TRAVEL FILM MIROSLAV ŠAŠEK 64854

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This color animated educational film is about the country of Ireland. Paintings are used to present different aspects of Ireland, American produced overview of Ireland scenes reproduced from the 1964 book of drawings by Miroslav Sasek. Czech-born Sasek famously produced a series of award-winning children’s books under the “This is...“ title, including “This is London“ and “This is Paris“. The film dates to 1971. Opening: Qantas Airlines in the sky; Title: Qantas Australia’s Overseas Airline presents/ Sims Presents This Is Ireland (:08). Map of the country of Ireland (1:02). Grasslands and mountains (1:27). Green city building; green signs (1:57). Airline flies across the Atlantic (2:39). Dublin, the capital (2:46). Information provided on Dublin (2:55). Trinity College (3:11). Monks’ painting of some bibles (3:40). An old Irish h