Dublin Ireland-1961: A Man Kisses The Blarney Stone In Ireland, Helped Up By

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

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A Man Kisses The Blarney Stone In Ireland, Helped Up By — Clip Details

Vintage 1961 8mm home movie footage from Dublin, Ireland, showing a man attempting to kiss the Blarney Stone. Dressed in a dark suit and hat, he leans backward over a stone wall, supported by another man who helps him maintain his balance. The grainy, color-bleached film captures the iconic tourist activity with authentic period detail, including the stone texture and surrounding greenery. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century travel and Irish landmarks.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 121311130

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: No
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: Dublin, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 8mm travel footage helps document mid-century tourist ritual at the Blarney Stone for documentary inserts, education programs, or archive-led sequences.
Period detail: Visible period clues include men's suits, hats, eyeglasses, and a visitor-assisted landmark activity filmed in color home-movie style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged tourist moment as one man leans backward to kiss the stone while another steadies him.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, dark suits, a hat, eyeglasses, rough stonework, iron bars, grass below, and a plaid garment or blanket edge.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, color fading, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, travel-memory beat, or landmark insert within sequences about Ireland, tourism, or family travel.
Historical context: The scene shows a visitor participating in a well-known Irish tourist custom, with the camera positioned close to the stone and attendants.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; metadata does not show brands or audible music, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 8mm Ireland travel footage, Blarney Stone tourist ritual, man kissing stone, and vintage Irish landmark home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1961 Ireland or Dublin travel footage, then with mid-century tourist landmark and family vacation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Ireland travel footage appears to show a suited man preparing to kiss the Blarney Stone while being steadied beside iron bars. — A visitor leans backward at the stone as another person holds him steady.

The visitor remains braced beside the stone wall, with a helper partly visible as he leans into position. — The man is held in position near the stonework and iron bars.

A suited adult visitor leans back from the Blarney Stone position, holding an iron bar as another person supports him. — The visitor returns upright while still holding the bar for balance.

The camera shifts toward the stonework and bars, with grass below and part of a person or plaid garment at the edge. — A close view catches the stone, bars, grass, and partial figure at the edge.

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