“Rushlight The Belfast Magazine”
Presents Shanachie Films
Joe Graham's Belfast Film Archives
Perhaps the biggest private collection in Ireland
Over 40.000 hours of Local & Irish History on DVD
For over thirty years I have been collecting, editing and recording footage of old Belfast, recording events , and presenting footage of such events in a hope of archiving aspects of our times and lives, how successfully,?, well with at least ten presentations from The People of Belfast and the Belfast community in Toronto, Canada, and loads of criticism from the establishment, I guess I must be doing something of value or merit. and as you can see by the photo above I am getting closer to Hollywood., USA. Ha Ha.
But I do think there are here some records here that will be useful for later generations, or indeed for present day people to enjoy and look back on scenes now long gone, the old districts, the old Falls, Ardoyne, etc etc. All DVDs here are priced £5 each plus postage.
HALF BAP-LITTLE ITALY
Over the past few years I have interviewed, on Camera, about 50 Half Bap Little Italy men and women whose ages ranged from 50 to 90 years of age to get from the horses mouths as it where , the peoples history of these two old Belfast districts. And now 26th June 2007 I have completed my task. Everyone of these people lived in the Half Bap or Little Italy, most if not all of their lives, so this history is the authentic story of a people who's claim to fame is that they were "Belfast One people", BT1, being the postal code for the district. I have put their memories together on a 2 Hour DVD so that later generations won't just know where in Belfast the Half Bap or little Italy was, but they can hear the history from those who lived there instead perhaps some Joe Bloggs. Half Bap - Little Italy £5 Free Postage.
The Hidden History of Belfast The 1920's Pogrom.
In this two hour DVD Joe Graham brings you through the bloody and brutal origins of the six county statelet known by some as "Northern Ireland". An honest account of the 1920 'troubles', how criminals were enlisted as 'policemen' to reek havoc and terrorise a Catholic minority. Unionist gunmen like Joe Arthurs, Fred Pollock, Geordie Scott, Snatch McCracken, Jack Mawhinney were set loose like mad dogs(sound familiar?). How the Statelet produced a police murder squad , ran by Harrison and Nixon the two highest ranking policemen in Belfast., their infamous actions recalled, the brutal murders of Pat and Daniel Duffin. Malachy Halfpenny, Sean Gaynor, Ned Trodden, Willie Kerr, The McMahon Family, the Arnon Street Massacre, the Weaver Street Atrocity, to name just a few. The role of the infamous Buck Alec Robinson, whom 'historians' now would attempt to re-invent as some sort of quaint character who merely kept a couple of toothless lions as pets, just as Hugh Orde, of the P.S.N.I recently described the serial murderer Michael Stone as "Accentric" ???? not satisfied with trying to rewrite history they are now attempting to redefine the dictionary. This Dvd, as was always the case with "Rushlight The Belfast Magazine", in consideration of its integrity, is of course neither 'granted ' nor 'funded', "The lessons for our tomorrows are written in our past ...those who ignore them are doomed to repeat them". CARSONIA £5 FREE POSTAGE
OLD BELFAST. . Rarest footage of Belfast through the years, dubbed with Bobby Hanvey’s Downtown Radio interviews with Joe Graham and a selection of Joe’s favourite songs. This DVD shows Belfast footage going back to the 1920's, 30's, through to the 1960's, truly a collectors item for lovers of old Belfast. If you don't like this then your not from Belfast OLD BELFAST £5 FREE POSTAGE
“FOREVER YOUNG” The Unveiling of Ballymurphy Mural in memory of Patrick Mulvenna and Jim Bryson. Republican parade. Includes some old unique footage of the Market area and historic references by speakers. This DVD I am very proud to say, helped finance the completion of the Ballymurphy murals.As you know I was reared in Ballymurphy and I have this wee soft spot in my heart for "God's Little Acre". I grew up with Jim, worked with him on many building sites before the troubles, THE MURAL £5 FREE POSTAGE
“OLD GREENCASTLE MEMORIES”. Nostagalia and folklore. Music and craic with locals. Original Video was in aid of the Building Fund for the new St.Mary's Church at Greencastle. This is truly at look at an old district now totally unrecognisable. GREENCASTLE PRICE £5 FREE POSTAGE
“ SAILORTOWN MEMORIES“. Unique photographia and interviews. History and folklore great boxers like Patsy Quinn Recalled, and loyalist hardliners like Buck Alec Robinson. And a re-union celebration of ex-residents at the Dockers Club. A real walk down Memory Lane if you came from the old district SAILORTOWN PRICE £5 FREE POSTAGE
“A PLACE CALLED THE NEW LODGE”. Old Footage and more recent shot by Rushlight, laced together to present a fly on the wall view of a Belfast Community, nicely dubbed with pleasant songs, some rare scenes of the New Lodge Road can be seen, including an accident at the corner of New Lodge and Ludlow Street when a child was knocked down some 50 years ago. NEW LODGE ROAD PRICE £5 FREE POSTAGE
“GHOSTLY TALES OF OLD BELFAST”. Narrated by the master shanachie himself Joe Graham. This little D.V.D captures many of the old Belfast stories , we all probably first heard sitting around the fireside at our grand parents knees. the is the story of the "Flying Half Crown", "The Imaginary Friend," "The Forewarning", "The Ghost of Sandy Row", "The Ghost of Smithfield" to mention just a few. Plus a visit to the grave of the Country Singer Hank Williams at Montgomery Alabama. GHOSTLY TALES PRICE £5 POSTAGE FREE
“THE RISEN PEOPLE”. A riot at Ardoyne, during the Holy Cross School dispute, filmed by Joe Graham, showing the one sidedness of the ‘police’ toward the Ardoyne people, This film brought world wide interest, and still is , not to mention death threats to the film maker, and other threats from unlikely quarters..I will repeat that ...yes from the most unlikely quarters, but they didn't stop it or me. filmed By Joe Graham, Rushlight The Belfast Magazine THE RISEN PEOPLE £5 FREE POSTAGE
“OUR WEE SCHOOL”. The History and folklore of St. John’s old School, Colinward Street, Springfield Road, Belfast.(Now sadly Gone). Peoples history from the people, Michael McLaverty, Bill Harvey remembered, A charming and relaxing 3 Hour visit back to childhood memories Filmed By Rushlight. WEE SCHOOL £5 FREE POSTAGE
“HISTORY OF St. KEVIN’S SCHOOL BELFAST” History and folklore of the OLD St. Kevin’s School, Falls Road, Belfast.(Now Gone). Stories of the murder of the Duffin Brothers, The legendary teachers,etc. Oral history on DVD. Filmed By Rushlight. 3 hours long. ST KEVIN'S £5 FREE POSTAGE
“THE OPENING OF THE NEW St. KEVIN’S SCHOOL”. The celebration’s and ceremony of the opening day of the new school, St. Kevin’s Primary Falls Road Belfast. Filmed By Rushlight. NEW SCHOOL £5 FREE POSTAGE
“OLD ARDOYNE RE-UNION”. History and folklore from former residents of the “Old Ardoyne” district,(now redeveloped). 1969 recalled. Filmed by Rushlight.This was a memorable event at which I gathered the stories from the old people of how life was 70 years ago in the area, the hard times, the ghost stories, the German bombing and bodies brought to St George's Market and Falls Road Baths which were used as a morgue. A fantastic film which involved the whole people of Ardoyne and Glenard, which culmanated in an open air mass being held at Flax sreet, and a crowded evening re-union at "Ta Locky's" at Flax Street. REUNION £5 FREE POSTAGE
“ANDERSONSTOWN REMEMBERS 1969”.