Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive is a free public access resource for teachers, students, historians and anyone who has an interest in moving images. Spanning from 1897 to the present day, the films in the Digital Film Archive cover all aspects of life in Northern Ireland and includes everything from dramas to documentaries, newsreels and features, animation to amateur footage.
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Many Happy Returns
Are you anxious to get away from the daily grid? Where shall you go when your thoughts turn to holidays? Let Portrush be your happy playground and the Logan family be your guide.
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Overview
Join the Logan family to reminisce and you might find this holiday in Portrush leads to many happy returns. The pleasure gardens, Peter Pan railway and Smugglers Cave are just some of the long list of enchanting places that will sweep you away. Be memorized by impressive diving exploits, fairground thrills and fireworks display. Watch out the fancy dress competition is not for the faint hearted. From the brilliant to the bizarre you might want to look away from some entries.
This film comes from the collection of National Museums Northern Ireland. It was created to promote tourism for one of Northern Ireland’s leading holiday destinations. Barry’s Amusements is a cherished icon created by Circus legends Evelyn Chipperfield and Francesco Trufelli in 1926. Keen to ensure the success of their station and hotel the Railway Company invited the couple to set up a permanent site in Portrush. Many holidays, summer jobs and assignations happened here making this a popular film with reminiscence groups.
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