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Mitchell & Kenyon
in Ireland
(1901-1906)

Contents: Congregation Leaving St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin (1901), Ride on a Tramcar Through Belfast (1901), Albert Quay in Cork (1902), Ambush II at Eyrefield Lodge, Curragh (1902), Arrival of VIPs for Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902), Cattle Market in Derry (1902), Congregation Leaving Jesuit Church of St. Francis Xavier, Dublin (1902), Congregation Leaving St. Mary’s Dominican Church in Cork (1902), Congregation Leaving St. Patrick’s Church in Cork (1902), Cork Fire Brigade Turning Out (1902), Crews Practicing on River Lee at Cork Regatta (1902), Final of International Cup at Cork Regatta Between Leander and Berlin (1902), Life in Wexford (1902), Lord Mayor of Cork Arriving for Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902), Panorama of College Green (1902), Panorama of Cork Exhibition Grounds (1902), Panorama of Queenstown Harbour (1902), Preparation of the Cork Exhibition Grounds and Erection of Buildings (1902), Regiments Returned from Boer War to Victoria Barracks, Cork (1902), Ride from Blarney to Cork on Cork and Muskerry Light Railway (1902), Sport Day at Queen’s College Ground, Cork (1902), Trade Procession at Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902), Tram Ride from King Street to Patrick’s Bridge, Cork (1902), Two-Oared Boat Race, Sundays Well, Cork (1902), Views of the Grand Parade, Cork (1902), The Visit of the Duke of Connaught C-I-C Forces in Ireland and Prince Henry of Prussia to Cork Exhibition (1902), Wexford Railway Station (1902), Workers Leaving Lee Boot Factory — Dwyer & Co. Ltd., Cork (1902), England v. Ireland at Manchester (1905) and Wales v. Ireland at Wrexham (1906).

British Film Institute
2007 DVD edition

Mitchell & Kenyon in Ireland (1901-1906),
black & white, 75 minutes total, BBFC Certificate E, including Congregation Leaving St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin (1901), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Ride on a Tramcar Through Belfast (1901), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Albert Quay in Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Ambush II at Eyrefield Lodge, Curragh (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Arrival of VIPs for Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Cattle Market in Derry (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Congregation Leaving Jesuit Church of St. Francis Xavier, Dublin (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Congregation Leaving St. Mary’s Dominican Church in Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Congregation Leaving St. Patrick’s Church in Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Cork Fire Brigade Turning Out (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Crews Practicing on River Lee at Cork Regatta (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Final of International Cup at Cork Regatta Between Leander and Berlin (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Life in Wexford (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Lord Mayor of Cork Arriving for Official Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Panorama of College Green (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Panorama of Cork Exhibition Grounds (1902), Panorama of Queenstown Harbour (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Preparation of the Cork Exhibition Grounds and Erection of Buildings (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Regiments Returned from Boer War to Victoria Barracks, Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Ride from Blarney to Cork on Cork and Muskerry Light Railway (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Sport Day at Queen’s College Ground, Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Trade Procession at Opening of Cork Exhibition (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Tram Ride from King Street to Patrick’s Bridge, Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Two-Oared Boat Race, Sundays Well, Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Views of the Grand Parade, Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, The Visit of the Duke of Connaught C-I-C Forces in Ireland and Prince Henry of Prussia to Cork Exhibition (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, Wexford Railway Station (1902), Workers Leaving Lee Boot Factory — Dwyer & Co. Ltd., Cork (1902), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, England v. Ireland at Manchester (1905), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E, and Wales v. Ireland at Wrexham (1906), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certificate E.

British Film Institute, BFIVD737, UPC 5-035673-00737-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; £19.99 (reduced to £16.99).
Release date: 30 July 2007.
Country of origin: England

Produced for video by the BFI, this additional PAL DVD compilation of Mitchell & Kenyon films focuses on the isle of Ireland.

The films are accompanied by a music score performed by Neil Brand and Günter Buchwald.

This is our recommended home video edition of these films. North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.

This Region 2 PAL DVD edition is available directly from . . .