Peat (1949)

Shetland Isles and Eire. M/S of man riding pony through small gateway. Several shots of two men cutting peat out of the ground. L/Ss and M/Ss of people packing the peat into sack and loading up highland ponies. Contrast to methods used to dig peat in Eire (Republic of Ireland). Men throwing peat onto conveyor belt. L/S of the machine throwing the peat into large pile. 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 content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.