Ireland prior The Easter Rising

Irish Ceremony – View of O’Connell

23rd March 2018

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This short newsreel shows what appears to be an Irish Volunteers parade on O’Connell Street in 1915. A large group of people have gathered to see the troops march through the city. The Irish Volunteers, sometimes called the Irish Volunteer Army, was a military organisation established in 1913 by Irish nationalists. It was formed in […]

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Ireland prior The Easter Rising

Funeral Victims of Gun Running – Dublin

23rd March 2018

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This newsreel shows the funeral of victims of gun running, following the Bachelor’s Walk massacre on July 26th 1914. A large crowd of Irish Citizen Army members are seen in procession led by a hearse. At this time Irish Volunteers (who later became the Irish Republican Army) were actively bringing guns from Germany to Ireland […]

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Ireland prior The Easter Rising

Jim Larkin

23rd March 2018

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This newsreel shows a large gathering of people in front of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union building (Liberty Hall). They are joined by Jim Larkin, founder of the Irish Labour Party, ITGWU and the Workers Union of Ireland. This was most likely taken during the Lockout period of 1913 as we see shots […]

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Ireland prior The Easter Rising

Orangemen Demonstrate

23rd March 2018

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This newsreel is titled ‘Orangemen Demonstrate’ but the people marching in Belfast are actually the Irish National Foresters and Ulster Volunteers. The procession is followed by a group of women and young girls dressed in dark capes making their way through the city to a stadium where a demonstration is taking place. This footage is […]

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Ireland prior The Easter Rising

Irish Peace Conference

23rd March 2018

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Contrary to the title of the newsreel, this is not footage from the Irish Peace Conference. It is a scene of smartly dressed ladies and gentlemen exiting the Academy Cinema on Pearse Street following a ‘Peace meeting’.

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Ireland prior The Easter Rising

Queen Victoria in Dublin 1900

23rd March 2018

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This newsreel from April 4th 1900, shows Queen Victoria arriving in Dun Laoghaire and starting her nine mile journey to the Phoenix Park in open carriage via the Royal Triumphal Archway on Leeson Street. This temporary archway was erected at the city boundary and was built specifically for this visit. The Queen stayed at the […]

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