Danny Dowling’s Appearance in Land & Sea: Talamh an Eisc
Commencing in 1964 the Canadian Broadcasting Co. began producing a television series entitled Land & Sea which went on to become their longest running series. In 1984 two Newfoundland men travelled to England and Ireland to visit their ancestoral lands. In this episode narrated by Dave Quinton, our very own Village Historian, Danny Dowling (1927-2021) appeared. In addition to the fascinating details that are provided regarding the descendents of the Irish in Newfoundland there is also some interesting footage of local scenery, New Ross and Waterford from the early 1980’s.
This episode is now available on you tube and can be accessed by clicking here. Danny appears at approximately 34:03 minutes. In the feature photo Danny is the gentleman on the right.
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh
Many, many thanks, Kathleen…..a fabulously evocative & heartwarming production, from first minute to last, indeed the English segment is as interesting & lovely as the rest!(very special having the footage of Danny R.I.P)
Absolutely fascinating.
During Newfoundland’s independence as a dominion the 5th prime minister was a Michael Patrick Cashin; who I always liked to imagine was a distant cousin; but I didn’t realise that the Newfoundland migration was so exclusively confined just to South East Ireland and South West England.
My nan’s family are from Dorset, and were fishermen in Wykes Regis (on the mainland across the causeway from the isle of Portland, and now a suburb of Weymouth); so perhaps they fished in Newfoundland