Novel And Useful Contest (1934)

Full title reads: “NOVEL & USEFUL CONTEST - President De Valera cuts first sod in peat cutting competition.“ Bog of Allen, County Kildare Republic of Ireland (Southern Ireland, Eire). President de Valera cuts the first sod in turf cutting competition - thousands of people look on. A woman - possibly Mrs de Valera is presented with the turf cut by the President. Various shots of the contestants cutting turf - it looks so easy and clean when they do it. A woman is seen stacking up the turf. 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