Hall’s Pictorial Weekly in Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford, Ireland 1978

The Wexford village of Kilmuckridge and its people are the stars of the opening sequence for ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’.

The ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’ film crew visited the village of Kilmuckridge in County Wexford on 29 April 1978. There is plenty of excitement among the girls and boys of St Joseph’s Primary School who wave to the camera.

Other people in the village go about their daily routine, some making deliveries, with others carrying out chores.

Once a week from June to September, the ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’ crew would arrive at a town or village in any county in Ireland. They would film the people and the place and return to RTÉ where the footage was edited and put to music.

This short film of around one minute’s duration formed part of the opening sequence for that week’s episode. As it was not advertised as part of the programme billings in the RTÉ Guide or newspapers, people watched in the hope it was the turn of their town or village to have its moment of fame.

This episode of ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’ was broadcast on 10 May 1978.