Glendalough Ireland-1961: Sign for 'Gleann Dá Loch,' Boat on Lake

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationGlendalough, Ireland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Ireland

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Sign for 'Gleann Dá Loch,' Boat on Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Glendalough, Ireland, in 1961. The clip opens with a close-up of a sign reading 'GLEANN DÁ LOCH MONUMENTS AROUND THE UPPER LAKE' viewed through a chain-link fence. The scene then transitions to a distant view of a small boat moving across a lake, framed by dark tree silhouettes. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: grainy texture, saturated purplish-blue color grading, and natural film imperfections. This authentic archival clip captures a quiet moment of recreation and nature, evoking nostalgia for mid-century Irish leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121310959

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Glendalough, Ireland Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Irish 8mm footage suited to editorial requests for visitor-shot lake scenery, destination signage, and quiet recreation cutaways.
Period detail: The sign typography, 8mm color, and handheld framing may show an early-1960s tourist visit to an Irish lake area identified in the metadata as Dublin, Ireland.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor's observational pace, moving from a sign behind fencing to a distant boat crossing the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Gleann Da Loch sign, chain-link fencing, lake water, dark tree trunks, wooded shoreline, and a small boat with distant occupants.
Film character: The footage carries visible grain, soft focus, saturated blue-purple color, gate edges, and handheld exposure shifts typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a location-establishing insert, a transition from signage to landscape, or a quiet memory beat in a travel or recreation sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects a mid-century leisure-viewing perspective, with a tourist sign and small boat activity presented without staged action.
Research note: The sign text and distant boat occupants should be reviewed for identification, while copyright, likeness, and property questions remain separate clearance issues.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Ireland 8mm lake boat, Gleann Da Loch sign home movie, Irish tourist lake footage, and vintage recreation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Ireland or Dublin material, then with lake, boating, tourist signage, and nature-recreation themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm frame of a Gleann Da Loch sign viewed through chain-link fencing, with shadowed foliage beneath it. — Gleann Da Loch sign behind fencing at the start of the clip.

1961 8mm frame showing the Gleann Da Loch sign over rippled lake water, partly blocked by a dark tree trunk. — Sign and rippled lake water seen through dark foreground trees.

1961 8mm frame of a small boat moving across a blue lake, with wooded shoreline and tree silhouettes in the foreground. — Distant boat crossing the lake beyond foreground tree trunks.

1961 8mm frame showing a distant small boat on the lake, framed by dark trees and a wooded far bank. — Boat and passengers appear as small shapes on the lake.

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