Ireland-1961: Two Shepherds with Herding Dog and Sheep on Mountain

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationIreland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Ireland

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Two Shepherds with Herding Dog and Sheep on Mountain — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Ireland in 1961 showing two shepherds managing a flock of sheep on a lush green mountain slope. A shepherd in a flat cap and dark jacket stands with a walking stick while another man in lighter clothing guides the flock. A black and white herding dog moves among the sheep, which have white wool and dark faces. The scene is captured through a window frame with visible film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of 8mm home movie film. The pastoral setting features rolling hills and a wire fence in the foreground, evoking a nostalgic rural lifestyle.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121312312

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 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: Supports archive requests for early 1960s Irish rural life, sheep farming, shepherds, and pastoral home-movie material for documentary or educational use.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie look, clothing, walking stick, wire fence, and mountain pasture may show everyday rural work in Ireland during the early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observational value, with shepherds and a dog managing sheep while the camera watches from behind a window or frame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a flock of sheep, two shepherds, a black-and-white herding dog, a grassy hillside, wire fencing, posts, and dark window-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight blur, and contact-sheet framing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural insert, livestock cutaway, Irish countryside transition, or brief memory beat about traditional shepherding.
Historical context: The scene visually places sheep handling in open upland pasture, emphasizing working animals, human guidance, and a small-scale rural landscape.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Ireland sheep farming, 8mm shepherds with dog, Irish mountain pasture, and vintage home movie rural livestock.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Ireland 1961 countryside clips, then broader 1960s rural farming or sheep-herding footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Ireland home-movie frame showing sheep clustered on a grassy hillside with a shepherd in light clothing nearby and fence posts in front. — Sheep cluster on a hillside as a shepherd stands above the flock.

1961 Ireland frame with sheep spread across a green mountain slope, a shepherd in light clothing, and the dark border of the filmed frame. — A shepherd watches a flock spread across the grassy slope.

1961 Ireland home-movie frame showing a shepherd walking on a green hillside while sheep bunch near a fence in the foreground. — A shepherd crosses the hillside as sheep gather near the fence line.

1961 Ireland frame showing a shepherd with a walking stick, another man nearby, sheep, and a black-and-white herding dog on open pasture. — Two shepherds and a dog stand near scattered sheep on the hillside.

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