Inis Meáin Knitting Company, Co. Galway, Ireland 1982

The island of Inis Meáin is three miles long and two miles wide and is situated in the middle of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay.
In this special programme Pádraig Ó Catháin looks at life on the island for its 300 or so inhabitants, and the changes that have come about in the last few years. Some of these changes include easier access to the island via a small aircraft and a motor boat called ‘An Cailín Baire’.
Industrialisation has also arrived on the island in the form a local cooperative and a knitting factory providing a much needed alternative to the traditional agricultural employment for those wishing to stay on the island.
‘Fáilte: Life on Inis Meáin’ was broadcast on 5 January 1982.

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Those were the days my friends, when you could order a very fine knitted jumper and have it collected and delivered by private plane. I still have my hanging up in the wardrobe, I will only wear it on very special occasions like when walking into the winner's enclosure on the Gand National, the Oaks, Gold Cup, Irish 2000 or Derby Day

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The most rugged lifestyles in the British Isles (along with the Highland Scots) yet the tallest too!! How us that possible???

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