Dalkey Acquires A Monarch 1934

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Full title reads: "DALKEY ACQUIRES A MONARCH - Century-old burlesque review."

Dalkey Island.

Various shots of the crowds arriving in small barges on Dalkey Island for the 'coronation of the king of Dalkey' - Thomas the First (Alderman Thomas Kelly).

Several shots of the crowd...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
21680
Sort Number:
34/058
Time in/Out:
01:10:12:00 / 01:11:18:00
Canister:
34/58
Film ID:
1658.08
Issue Date:
19/07/1934

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