Clodagh Finn: The women filmmakers rescued from the cutting-room floor

If you have time to spare, venture down the utterly enchanting digital rabbit-hole which has been brought to the public courtesy of the Irish Film Institute Archive

A still from the documentary ‘Kay’, which explores the artistic approach and paintings of Kay Lavelle, a sixth-year pupil at Sion Hill in Dublin. The documentary was filmed on Killiney strand, Dublin, in 1968. Pictures: courtesy of The Irish Film Institute Archive

I went time-travelling during that apocalyptic rain on Wednesday and found myself immersed in an Ireland of the 1960s that I never knew existed — one that is beautifully captured on film by a group of female amateur filmmakers.

If you have a few hours (days, even) to spare, venture down the utterly enchanting digital rabbit-hole which has been brought to the viewing public courtesy of the Irish Film Institute Archive. It opens up an aperture to the past that happily challenges many assumptions.