Lying In State Of O’donovan Rossa And Soldiers Repair Motorcycles (1914-1918)

Previously listed as “LYING IN STATE AND SOLDIERS REPAIR MOTORCYCLES“. Republic of Ireland and possibly France. M/S of two women wearing funeral dress. M/S of statue in Dublin City Hall, pan down the name O’Connell can be seen on the base. People file past coffin (tricolour flag is draped over it) lying in state (this part of film transferred at wrong speed). M/S of the dead man in coffin (probably Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa). Pan right to Irish Republican Brotherhood member Thomas Clarke. Funeral procession coming down street, carriage carrying coffin. Shots of hundreds of people in Dame Street and Cork Hill outside Dublin City Hall holding up umbrellas. L/Ss of soldiers marching down street (do not look Irish - possibly French). Several shots of British soldiers repairing motorbikes. Brief shot of cliff top / coastal scene. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
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