| ST PATRICKS DAY CELEBRATIONS Military displays in Dublin to celebrate St. Patrick's day. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5336 |
| Catalog #: | 55966 | |
| Clip Number: | 55966-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1278 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:28 - 01:16:06 | |
| Location: | Ireland and England | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: St. Patrick's Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Ireland (Eire) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hampshire, Aldershot MILITARY: Army, British PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Military | |
| Description: | Saint Patrick's Day Celebrations. Imposing Military Display by the Irish National Army in Dublin. Southern Ireland, Eire, Republic of Ireland. M/S of a military parade coming down a crowd lined city street. M/S of a man and three army officers watching the parade from a balcony draped in a flag (Irish National flag?). M/S of armoured cars rolling slowly past the crowds. L/S of a dozen or so officers and official looking men on the balcony. More shots of soldiers, on foot and on horseback. M/S of a battalion of soldiers carrying rifles marching through the streets. M/S, in profile, of the men on the balcony. Aldershot, Hampshire. C/U of a soldier in a tam-o'-shanter with some bag pipes tucked under his arm, a battalion of soldiers in busbies stands in the background. M/S of a battalion of soldiers marching past. M/S of an officer of the Irish Guard giving out shamrock from a basket to an unruly bunch children. M/S of a soldier in a busbie tucking a piece of shamrock in the collar of an Irish Wolf Hound (the regiment mascot?). C/U of a smartly dressed woman talking to an officer. L/S of a battalion of soldiers giving three cheers; they raise their busbies in the air. M/S of the soldiers giving three cheers. Various shots of an officer pinning bits of shamrock to the tunics of his soldiers. M/S of the woman handing out trays of shamrock to a group of soldiers. | |


