Commandant Mckeon 1921

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Item title reads - Commandant McKeon starts game between Dublin v Leix at Croke Park. Ireland.

L/S of a band marching on the pitch, the players walk behind it. The camera pans across the crowds watching from the stands. M/S of Commandant McKeon as he throws the ball to begin the game of hurling....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22520
Sort Number:
G 0811
Time in/Out:
01:23:12:00 / 01:24:45:00
Canister:
G 811
Film ID:
244.20
Issue Date:
01/10/1921

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