A meeting of Dail Eireann in the Mansion House


Photograph possibly of a meeting of Dail Eireann in the Mansion House.

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Irish Free State Army officers standing at ease and smiling outside a heavily fortified building


Photograph of two Irish Free State Army officers (including Eoin O'Duffy and possibly Michael Brennan) standing at ease and smiling outside a heavily fortified building; two little boys are sitting on sandbag, one of whom is barefoot.

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A group of men and women walking, including Ernest Blythe and Harry Boland


Photograph of a group of four men including Ernest Blythe, Harry Boland, and Eamonn Duggan walking purposefully along; most are carrying coats over their arms and they seem to be accompanied by their wives.

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General Eoin O'Duffy, GOC, South Western Command: three quarter length portrait


Three quarter length portrait of General Eoin O'Duffy, GOC, South Western Command, in Irish Free State Army uniform; he is seated at a table viewing maps.

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Irish Free State Army officers and men outside the Royal Hotel


Photograph of a group of Irish Free State Army officers and men outside the Royal Hotel (Limerick); some are smoking and one is sporting an injured arm; the group includes two clergymen and some civilians; the hotel was fortified with a barricade, wire and sandbags.

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Trucks passing by a barricade on a bridge over a river


Photograph of two trucks passing by a barricade on a bridge over a river; both trucks are carrying Irish Free State Army soldiers although the lead truck contains at least one civilian and household furniture; a group of soldiers and civilians standing beside the bridge are watching the progress of the first truck which is being driven cautiously; a pony and trap is waiting behind the blockade, presumably to follow the trucks.

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Irish Free State Army soldiers at the rear of an army mobile canteen


Photograph of a group of Irish Free State Army soldiers at the rear of an army mobile canteen; one is holding a mug, possibly of milk, two others are standing in the canteen guarding it with rifles; the remaining soldiers are standing at ease. Two substantial buildings are visible to the left and in the distance.

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A truck containing Irish Free State soldiers and a mattress, driven by a man in civilian dress


Photograph of a truck containing Irish Free State soldiers and a mattress, driven by a man in civilian dress, which may have just completed the crossing of the bridge; a group of small boys is seated and standing on the wall of a river; many are waving their hats in jubilation; one little boy is barefoot, another is wearing a school uniform and is holding his school bag; other soldiers and an army vehicle are visible in the distance on the bridge.

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A burned out and possibly looted shop


Photograph of a burned out and possibly looted shop; a member of the Special Constabulary is standing guard outside it and a Union Jack is fluttering overhead; two other policemen are standing to the left of the shop.

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Four men laid out on a series of tables


Photograph of four men laid out on a series of tables (in a makeshift mortuary?); some of them might be soldiers although one man is clearly quite elderly; one sustained a head wound; their hands are folded on their chests.

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A man lying with closed eyes in a bed


Photograph of a man (possibly dead or wounded) lying with closed eyes in a bed. His nose is bandaged.

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Interior of a house showing damage to the walls, furnishings, and a statue


Photograph of the interior of a house showing damage to the walls, furnishings and to a statue.

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A statue of the Virgin Mary on a terraced house in Belfast


Photograph of a terraced house in Belfast; a statue of the Virgin Mary is standing on a wooden chair on the street; the caption reads “this statue was used as a target by Specials” although it does not appear to be noticeably damaged.

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A large group of people, mainly children, standing in a street of terraced houses


Photograph of a large group of people, mainly children, standing in a street of terraced houses (possibly in the Marrowbone area of North Belfast); members of the Special Constabulary are standing nearby resting on their rifles.

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A street of terraced houses


Photograph of a street of terraced houses (possibly in the Marrowbone area of North Belfast); part of a small group of people are standing at the side as if observing some activity further up the street.

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Interior of a house showing extensive damage


Photograph of the interior of a house showing extensive damage to its internal walls and with part of its furnishings, including a bed, lying on the ground.

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A soldier on duty outside a ruined building


The photograph possibly has been taken near the Munster and Leinster Bank on Sackville Street (current address: 10-11 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1); the gables of other badly damaged buildings are visible in the background.

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The General Post Office showing extensive damage: façade view


The photograph has been taken from Nelson's Pillar. Showing the façade of the GPO, with its gutted interior, silhouetted against a dark sky. Members of the public are walking by the GPO in the murky gloom, and a soldier or policeman appears to be on duty.

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A terraced house


Photograph of a terraced house (possibly in the Marrowbone area of North Belfast); the door appears to have been kicked in; a small child is standing in the foreground.

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Interior of a house showing extensive damage


Photograph of the interior of a house showing extensive damage to its walls and bits of furnishings, including an iron bedstead, lying in a jumbled mass.

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Interior of a substantial building which has been completely gutted by fire


Photograph of the interior of a substantial building which has been completely gutted by fire; it seems to have consisted of four floors over a basement.

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A completely burned house at the corner of Saunderson Street


Photograph of a completely burned house at the corner of Saunderson Street.

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A burned out and possibly looted shop


Photograph of a burned out and possibly looted shop; a member of the Special Constabulary is standing guard outside it and a Union Jack is fluttering overhead.

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An early Linotype which has suffered extensive damage


Photograph of an early Linotype which has suffered extensive damage; bits of the press are scattered on the floor (possibly the offices of the Cork Examiner newspaper offices which were destroyed by the IRA on August 1922).

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