| ST PATRICK'S DAY IN DUBLIN Open air mass for troops is followed by a military 'March Past' in College Green, Dublin. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5383 |
| Catalog #: | 513930 | |
| Clip Number: | 513930-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1487 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:26 - 01:15:23 | |
| Location: | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: St. Patrick's Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Ireland (Eire), Dublin MILITARY: Army, Irish | |
| Description: | St. Patrick's Day in Dublin - Troops attend open air Mass at Collins Barracks. Dublin, Eire (Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland). M/S shows a priest standing at an altar in a small shelter in a field; an army officer kneels before the altar. From a different angle, M/S shows the priest and officer kneeling before the altar, then panning left, we see the troops standing during the mass. Soldiers carrying furled flags march across the field with a military escort. "Sprigs of shamrock adorned every cap." Several shots show soldiers taking a sprig of shamrock from a box and placing them in their caps. "The Minister for Defence takes the salute at the "March Past" in College Green." On a platform on the College Green in Dublin, the Minister for Defence, Desmond Fitzgerald, stands beneath the Irish flag and watches troops and a military band march past. M/S of Fitzgerald watching with his hat against his chest. Soldiers ride past on horseback, pulling guns; armoured cars drive past. Crowds line the street to watch on this rainy day. | |
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