1/4 inch audio tape. Recording of Fingal Hounds (continued). Contains atmosphere distant hounds, poor; hounds distant and sheep, windy; horses on road, men chatter about stag and fox, then trotting, then odd noise; horn then hunt enters gate, very good; horses trot on mud then canter away; horses approach cantering to gate; dogs (2) on farm, distant voices, very good; hounds distant, good, false start; shouts distant then horn and hounds, then horses past mic; shouts distant good then windy; Micky walking in grass, short; Micky and Éamon chat; Rush of hunt at gate, chat and horn, controlling dogs, traffic etc., horses onto road etc. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
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1/4 inch audio tape. Recorded at King's farm near Ashbourne. Contains horses approach on road and into gate and mother's chatter; horses walk on mud, squelch!; horses jump ditch close at trot; second take; chatter of riders, horses standing and them trot off; horses approach at gallop and past; horses approach at canter and past; horses approach at trot and past; horses approach at gallop and past, very good; horses walk and snort and pant; Lyre Hunt 101, third slate, instructing young rider; young rider at ditch; horses walk on mud and chatter; horses walk on mud and snorts. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Recording of Fingal Hunt continued, the kennel sequence. Contains taking horse from stable and inspecting hay horse trot, voices etc; Paddy Shanahan shouts and Micky and horse trot (unsound horse); Entering kennels and dogs exit, shouts, inspects first dog then more, Micky shouting "get back"; drawing hounds continued; hounds quieter, spraying dogs foot; counting dogs (8 couples); calling "Toaster"; Bitches come out and inspection; continue inspection, good quiet dogs; letting bitches into hounds' pen; voices "get in"; hounds coming out of pen and whip; hounds in yard, Micky "Get In". Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Recording of Fingal Harriers continued. Contains Kennel atmosphere general, hounds and voices; horses going into horse-box and doors; Conversation, short, Paddy and Micky; taking hounds out of box and mixing dogs and bitches in kennels; "Bitches only" shouts; close horse-box doors and chat; Hunt; shouts/dogs/horses/horn approach (mixture of tapes). Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Recording of Fingals continued. Contains loading hounds and horses into horse box; horse first, doors and chat, then hounds and shouts; start tractor and reverse with shouts and manoeuvre; leaves blowing along road in wind and horse-box doors; horse up and past and stop on road, trot; atmosphere before hunt at Fieldstown Crossroads (female chatter and horses); dog back and horses and chatter at crossroads; doors open and horse box; general horsey sounds, master arriving; opening box then taking out huntsman's horse then hounds; general atmosphere before hunt sets across field, female chat and huntsman's shouts; hooves up and past, canter and trot; hunt approach, horn windy. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Recording of Fingal Hunt continued. Contains horn, shouts, hound medium distance; horses at first ditch, very good, splashing in stream and hooves on stones; shouts and horn and hooves and hounds through pond and mud; horses on road, jumping into field; horses walk and trot past on road horses jump from road into ditch; hooves distant; shouts and cattle (hunt going through cattle) and sheep, distant, windy towards end; shouts and hooves in field, then onto road; trot on road; shouts and horn and hooves, good, up and past; hooves up and past close, voices distant. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Contains song thrush, very good; thrush and mistle thrush in background; song thrush, very good, and VW up and past, ok; riverside atmosphere, with mistle thrush, ok; song thrush very good except for car up and past; (2 Mar 1970), point to point races in Oldtown, atmosphere voices "Racecard 2/-" and trucks, beer-crates; weigh-in tent, interior atmosphere, chatter; atmosphere crowd before first race, Tannoy, "Sweepstake" very good, horses leaving parade ring; first race starting, horses up and past; horses approach fence and jump, close, very good; single stragglers approach and jump; horses approach and jump, very good; van driving through field, windy. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Recorded at point to point races, Oldtown, continued. Contains horses coming down to start before race, chatter and snorts; beware foul language, starter's voice and horses away; horses up and past, fast and jump in distance; horses through gap with shouts of crowd; bookies stalls atmosphere with vendor's voices; vendors voices, race cards and fruit and tannoy; bookies, very good; general atmosphere, chatter before 3rd race; quiet; horses approach and turn corner, third race; oohs, aahs, rider falls; shouts, "Loose Horse", Paddy Shanahan, horses approach past , oohs, aahs, ride falls, Paddy shouts!; excited chatter, shouts "loose horse"; cheers at end of race. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Recorded at point to point races, Oldtown, continued. Contains atmosphere at parade ring, kids voices; parade ring, horses walk past mic; jockeys saddling up, excited chatter; girls conversation, good; bookies; 4th race, clearing course, then horse up and jump and past, oohs and aahs; kids chattering (about 5 years old); horses up and past and jump and chatter; laugh as horse fails to jump; cheers as he succeeds, then more laughs; finish of fourth race, clearing course and cheers; jet helicopter arrives (Sen. Ted Kennedy); Jet helicopter close, rotor turn off; crowd chatter, excited, cheer, more chatter; policemen holding back crowd, people tapping bonnet of car. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.
1/4 inch audio tape. Recorded at point to point races, Oldtown, continued. Contains chatter before fifth race and hooves approach and past; tannoy and chatter (Micheal O'Hehir's commentary), two cars start in car park and rev; Kennedy, excited chatter from crowd, cheer (distorted), chatter continued; Gardai clearing area, helicopter starts, revs and takes off, excited chatter, cars in background; hunting horn, close and distant, windy; hunting horn fox afoot in cover; hunting horn breaking cover (gone away); hunting horn calling hounds off; hunting horn going home. Recorded at 7.5 ips in mono.