Launching Of Irish Elm - Special For Eire (1967)

No title. Launching of the “Irish Elm“, Cork, Eire (Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland). L/S cargo ship “Irish Elm“ on stocks across river. C/U name on side of ship: “Irish Elm“. Angle shot bows, pan down to show launching platform. M/S Doctor J.J. Ahern (Bishop of Cloyne) blessing the ship. C/U crowd watching. M/S Mrs. Maureen Lynch, wife of Taoiseach, pulling lever to release bottle of champagne. Camera zooms out as champagne bottle hits the bow. M/S Mrs. Lynch chopping length of rope with small axe, the rope releases the ship which slides down the slipway. Crowd of shipbuilders and public watches. L/S “Irish Elm“ slides into water. This is a special, released in Eire only. 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