IFI Irish Film Archive

Curious Persons

Year1922 Duration1m 38s

In this newsreel from Dublin July 1922: Rebels have barricaded themselves inside the Four Courts with sandbags stacked up in front of the gates. Passersby gather to try and have a look through the gates and little boys march back and forth with “rifles” (wooden sticks) in hand. The Civil War ravaged the city of Dublin and much of Ireland. This newsreel’s military scenes only hint at the devastation that was caused between the Irish Republicans and Irish Nationalists.

The Battle of Dublin was a week of street battles in Dublin from June 28th to July 5th 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. At this time, the Four Courts were occupied by Republican Forces like Rory O’Connor, who is described here as being “the last of the Rebels”. Six months after the Anglo-Irish Treaty ended the recent Irish War of Independence, the Civil War was fought between the forces of the new Provisional Government and a section of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that opposed the Treaty. This remarkable footage highlights the events that happened in Dublin, the devastating use of artillery by the rebels against the Four Courts and the shootings and battles around O’Connell Street, Abbey Street and Portobello Bridge.

50s

Sackville Street in Flames

This newsreel uses similar footage to that seen in the “Dublin War Scenes” newsreel where we see the devastating destruction of Sackville Street (now O’Connell Street) during the Civil War. It highlights the events that happened in Dublin during the Civil War from June 28th to July 5th, and the devastating use of artillery by the rebels .“£3,000,000” worth of damage was inflicted to the city centre’s iconic landmarks, from the Four Courts to the GPO, to entire buildings on Dublin’s main thoroughfare being completely blown up and gutted by fire bombs.

2m 22s

Civil War in Ireland

The Battle of Dublin was a week of street battles in Dublin from June 28th to July 5th 1922, and marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. Six months after the Anglo-Irish Treaty ended the recent Irish War of Independence, the Civil War was fought between the forces of the new Provisional Government and a section of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that opposed the Treaty. This remarkable footage highlights the events that happened in Dublin, the devastating use of artillery by the rebels against the Four Courts and the shootings and battles around O’Connell Street.

4m 03s

Dublin War Scenes

This remarkable footage highlights the events that happened in Dublin during the Civil War from June 28th to July 5th, the devastating use of artillery by the rebels against the Four Courts, and the shootings and battles around O’Connell Street, Abbey Street and Portobello Bridge. Free state soldiers are seen handing out supplies to civilians at Hickey & Co on Talbot street, rebels firing rifles from street corners as buildings are being firebombed on O’Connell Street. The Red Cross drive through the city as smoke and flames billow out from the buildings around them.

8m 55s

The Irish Revolution

This remarkable footage highlights the events that happened in the Battle of Dublin, the devastating use of artillery by the rebels against the Four Courts and the shootings and battles around O’Connell Street. The Battle of Dublin was a week of street battles in Dublin from June 28th to July 5th 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. Six months after the Anglo-Irish Treaty ended the recent Irish War of Independence, it was fought between the forces of the new Provisional Government and a section of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that opposed the Treaty. This lengthy newsreel is split into 33 Intertitles, please find a breakdown of each in the Read More section below.

1m 46s

Dublin Ireland in the Wake of the Battle

The Battle of Dublin was a week of street battles in Dublin from June 28th to July 5th 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. Six months after the Anglo-Irish Treaty ended the recent Irish War of Independence, Civil War was fought between the forces of the new Provisional Government and a section of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that opposed the Treaty. This remarkable footage highlights the events that happened in Dublin, the devastating use of artillery by the rebels against the Four Courts, and the shootings and battles around O’Connell Street.