| NO ONE CAN INSULT OUR FLAG Two Sin Feiners accused of tearing down the Union Jack and forced to parade it around their village. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5211 | |
| Catalog #: | 100030 | |
| Clip Number: | 100030-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 722 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:38 - 01:38:19 | |
| Location: | Republic of Ireland | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FLAGS AND EMBLEMS: National, Great Britain LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Ireland (Eire) POLITICS: Political Party, Irish, Sinn Fein (Irish Nationalist) WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Irish War of Independence 1916-1922 | |
| Description: | NO ONE CAN INSULT OUR FLAG. Sinn Feiners - who had on Armistice Day, of all days, - torn down the Union Jack - were made to parade the village and re-hoist it. Dungarvan, Waterford, Southern Ireland (Eire, Republic of Ireland). L/S of an empty town square, armed 'black and tans' escort two men carrying a large Union Jack. C/U panning shot of the two 'Sinn Feiners' - they are not actually holding the flag - it is tied to their lapels, the are surrounded by men in uniforms ( R.I.C? Black and Tans? ), in the background is a crowd of onlookers from the village. M/S of the 'Sinn Feiners' and their guard walking up a country lane, the uniformed men carry pistols and rifles. Low angled L/S of the Union Jack being planted at the top of a rocky hill. | |
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