1922 Bombarding the Four Courts of Dublin

Date: 3rd July 1922

Location: IRELAND, DUBLIN

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

SLATE INFORMATION: Civil War in Ireland

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Video Roll Title: Civil war in Ireland: 532ft Issue sheet title: CIVIL WAR IN IRELAND. SURRENDER OF THE FOUR COURTS.

Bombarding the Four Courts Dublin.

GV. Armoured cars parked in street

(23ft)

SV. Armoured car

(29ft)

LV.Armoured car down deserted street

(34ft)

GV. Motor cyclist riding down deserted street

(38ft)

PAN to LV. Ambulance past

(46ft)

GV. Victim on stretcher being placed in ambulance, then old lady is helped into ambulance

(90ft)

MV. Group of people

(92ft)

SCU. Two soldiers holding rifles taking cover on street corner

(106ft)

GV & LV. Field gun being manned by troops on street corner, two soldiers carrying packing case out of building to use as barricade

(136ft)

MV's. & GV's. Four Courts -smoke wafting out of building

(183ft)

GV. Four Courts - stockshot

(193ft)

LV. Troops manning field gun on street corner

(202ft)

CU.PAN UP. Wall wrecked by bombardment

(215ft)

GV.Four Courts - stockshot

(223ft)

LV & GV.PAN Fire smouldering in Four Courts. MV.PAN. from gateway to fires smouldering in wrecked shell of building

(281ft)

MV.Fire burning among pillars in Central Hall

(286ft)

MV.Wrecked building

(292ft)

MV.(low angle) Smoke pouring out of building

(327ft)

GV.Pillard dome of Four Courts

(335ft)

GV & LV. Fires smouldering in Four Courts

(358ft)

GV.Arches wrecked by bombardment

(364ft)

LV. Four Courts - stockshot

(368ft)

GV.Buildings

(371ft)

MV.Smoke behind gateway

(374ft)

GV. Stockshot - street, church & buildings

(380ft)

SV.Street scene - pedestrians walking past, buildings in background, no traffic

(388ft)

GV.Another street - two trams past, but no other traffic, pedestrians crossing road

(395ft)

SV.Soldier climbing into armoured car

(403ft)

GV.Pedestrians walking down street

(408ft)

LV. Two soldiers approaching command post

(412ft)

GV. Fire burning among pillars of central hall

(424ft)

TITLE: THE SURRENDER OF THE FOUR COURTS. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE IRREGULAR'S HEADQUARTERS DURING THE LAST DESPERATE STAND

(425ft)

GV.Armoured car parked near arches

(434ft)

MV & SV.PAN.Arches damaged by bombardment

(445ft)

LV. A few people walking in street

(449ft)

CU.Pile of rifles lying on pavement

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GV & SV. Soldiers at command post in street

(479ft)

TITLE: THE BLAZING INTERIOR OF THE CENTRAL HALL BENEATH THE GREAT DOME. TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SURRENDER

(481ft)

GV.Interior of Central Hall littered with debris (but not a-fire)

(485ft)

SV.Band of soldiers receiving instructions

(490ft)

GV.LV & MV's. Armoured car

(524ft)

LV.Soldiers at makeshift barricade at end of street.

(532ft)

Besieging the Rebel stronghold.

Bombarding the Four Courts.

Military - Active

emergency vehicles, wounded, chaos, forts, battle

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