Armistice Day - Thousands Attend Deeply Impressive Service Dublin (1926)

No title card. Armistice Day in Dublin, Eire (Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland). L/S of Wellington Monument in Phoenix Park, tilt down to show huge crowds and a Celtic Cross World War One memorial in the foreground. L/S of men in crowd all taking their hats off - signalling beginning of minutes silence. Various shots of crowd, some carry banner reading - ’British Ex-servicemen, St. James’ Gate Brewery’ - , others wave large Union Jack. A lot of war veterans wearing medals stand at front of crowd. There are also a group of young men in dark shirts and hats - representatives of unidentified organisation. M/S of some of the crowd laying wreaths on memorial. C/U of man holding up a little boy on his shoulder. The little boy wears medals on a military style jacket - belonging to father? Note: regional variations of story for Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Newcastle and Birmingham all exists in G 1346. Also for Cenotaph memorial service - see ARMISTICE DAY 1926 also in G 1346. N