Aran Islands c.1920s: Amazing Footage Brought to Life

Time travel back nearly 100 years to experience the 19th century lifestyles of the Aran Islands in old Ireland. AI colorized and upscaled to 4K 60fps resolution with added sound. The Banshees of Inisherin was filmed recently on Inishmore, the largest of the islands. 00:00 - On the beach on Inisheer in the Aran Islands 1929. A group of Islanders, men, women and children. Island cattle being taken to a waiting steamer ship. 00:19 - A group of women and men on the Steamer to Galway. 00:30 - More footage of men tethering a cow to a curragh on Inisheer beach 1929. 00:34 - Aran Islanders. Children and a group of men on the beach of Inisheer. 00:42 - On Inishmore island, a man chasing hens form his house. Some men and women dancing to some traditional Irish music. 01:02 - A group of Aran island children line the beach of Inisheer. Men tether a cow to be transported to a waiting steamer. Film Restoration; To recreate the colors of vintage 19th century era clothing, still being worn by the Aran islanders in the 1920s, I used the early 1900s paintings by Sean Keating as a reference. They tell many vintage stories. An excellent resource for colorized photographs of old Ireland is the book Old Ireland in Colour 1 & 2. A long running project created by John Breslin. The second edition is now in print. Highly recommended. 1. Improved original black and white historical footage. removed noise artifacts. 2. Upscaled video resolution from 360 to 2k 3. Improved video brightness and shar