| GENERAL SIR NEVILLE MACREADY An item about the new commander of police in Ireland and a Loyalist demonstration outside Parliament. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5204 | |
| Catalog #: | 56291 | |
| Clip Number: | 56291-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 657 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:05 - 01:30:48 | |
| Location: | London, England, Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Politicians / Statesmen POLITICS: Misc WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Irish War of Independence 1916-1922 | |
| Description: | GENERAL SIR NEVILLE MACREADY ( aka IRISH DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT, aka GENERAL SIR NEVIL MAC READY) GENL. SIR NEVIL MACREADY who has been appointed to command police and troops in Ireland ... London. Sir Nevil Macready, who has been appointed to command police and troops in Ireland, sitting at desk and smoking pipe. C/U of General Sir Macready reading a document. C/U of the General lighting his pipe - he looks very stern and serious. C/U of Macready reading the document again, he uses a pencil to make notes on it. "Irish Loyalist demonstration outside the House (of Parliament) during debate on Home Rule Bill". M/S of a road beside the Houses of Parliament, a line of men wearing placards march at the curb side, horses and carts pass them, it appears to be raining heavily. C/U of the men - the placards contain slogans such as; "DO NOT HAND IRELAND OVER" and "ENGLISHMEN WILL YOU ABANDON IRISH LOYALISTS TO MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR GERMANY, " and "People of England - Do not hand Ireland over - Rebels in arms." Also, "Sinn Fein helped Germany. Irish Loyalists fought for Britain. Which will you stand by?" The flow of demonstrators is interrupted when a man pushing a milk cart comes out of the gates to the House. C/U of two Irish Loyalist demonstrators. More shots of the demonstrators walking in the street, cars, pedestrians and horses pass them by (good general street scenes). | |
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