Watch: Laying underwater cables at Enniskillen in 1965

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This week’s clip from the Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive is from Co Fermanagh from 1965.

It is short clip of 30 seconds or more of laying underwater cables across the county's many loughs.

The notes for this clip read: “Laying electric cables underwater was a tricky and labourious job, involving barrels, manpower and a diver!”

This clip is courtesy of UTV © ITV and the full clip can be viewed at https://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/underwater-cable-laying-in-enniskillen-3499.

This week's clip from the Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive is from Co Fermanagh from 1965 and shows the laying underwater cables across the county's many loughs. Picture: Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film ArchiveThis week's clip from the Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive is from Co Fermanagh from 1965 and shows the laying underwater cables across the county's many loughs. Picture: Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive
This week's clip from the Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive is from Co Fermanagh from 1965 and shows the laying underwater cables across the county's many loughs. Picture: Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive

You can see more films at www.digitalfilmarchive.net.

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