Gathering Shamrock 1920-1924

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Ireland.

Title: "GATHERING THE SHAMROCK. The National emblem which adorns the coat of every Irishman on Saint Patrick's Day".

M/S of children picking shamrock in a field, they are helped by two men with hoes, an elderly man watches. Various shots of children picking shamrocks and placing...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24293
Sort Number:
G 1068
Time in/Out:
01:27:54:00 / 01:28:38:00
Canister:
G 1068
Film ID:
334.22
Issue Date:
20/03/1920

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