REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sackville Street buildings damaged during Civil War fighting (1922)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Dublin: Damaged buildings on Sackville Street (now O’Connell Street) during Irish Civil War fighting Full Description: TITLE: Dublin Strongholds Falling. Sackville Street and Moranos Hotel swept by machine gun fire from Nelson’s Pillar. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Dublin: Sackville St. (now O’Conell St.): Deserted Sackville Street GV corner of hotel building, windows, the glass smashed, piled high with sacks etc. GV carts etc. in road - small car drives up which is stopped by military personnel. GV shot looking up street towards Nelson’s column - smoke from machine gun fire at far end of street. GV frontage of building - the windows wrecked. GV shots looking up street towards Nelson’s column - smoke from machine gun fire at far end of street. (3 shots). GV Sackville St. - deserted. GV shot looking up street to Nelson’s colu
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