Ireland-1969: Man Fishing Knee Deep In River As Cows Watch From Bank

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIreland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Ireland

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Man Fishing Knee Deep In River As Cows Watch From Bank — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored coat and cap stands knee-deep in a river, casting a fishing line with focused concentration. In the background, two cows graze on a grassy bank beside yellow gorse bushes, watching the fisherman. Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a quiet rural moment in Ireland, with natural lighting and the characteristic grain and color palette of Super 8 footage. The scene evokes nostalgia and a sense of peaceful countryside life.

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: 124343573

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: 1969 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Ireland rural-life requests needing a brief archival insert of recreational fishing, riverbank pasture, and cattle in a home-movie setting.
Period detail: The light coat, cap, muted color, and 8mm home-movie texture support a late-1960s rural scene, while no visible landmark narrows the Irish location further.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer quality, holding on a man fishing while nearby cows graze and watch from the riverbank.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a fisherman in shallow water, fishing rod or line, grassy riverbank, yellow gorse-like shrubs, two cows, reeds, and soft countryside light.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet cutaway, pastoral transition, memory beat, or visual bridge for countryside leisure and rural Ireland sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday outdoor recreation in a rural landscape, with livestock and riverbank vegetation sharing the same small visual space.
Research note: A visible adult figure may require likeness review, while copyright, location, property, and any broader use clearances should be checked separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1960s Ireland 8mm fishing, rural riverbank home movie, man fishing with cows, and Irish countryside cattle footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Ireland 1969 rural scenes, then broader 1960s home-movie footage of fishing, rivers, farms, and cattle.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1969 Ireland home-movie footage, a man fishes from shallow river water as two cows graze near yellow shrubs on the bank. — A fisherman stands in the river while cattle graze above the bank.

The fisherman remains knee-deep in the river in a rural Irish scene, with cattle and bright yellow bank vegetation behind him. — The man pauses in the water as cows remain on the riverbank.

A 1969 Ireland home-movie frame shows the fisherman lifting his arm or line in the river as cattle graze behind him. — The fisherman gestures or casts from the shallow river.

The man extends an arm while fishing in the river, with two cows and a grassy, shrub-lined bank in the background. — The fisherman extends his arm while cattle move along the bank.

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