Full title reads: "For Ireland's great Eucharistic Congress - His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin cuts first sod of site of the great altar."
Dublin, Eire, Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin bless the site for an outdoor altar with Holy Water. He uses a spade to cut out the first piece of earth from the site. Church and civic dignitaries watch as the Bishop carries out his ceremony.
N.B. The Congress occurred in 1932.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 22/10/1931
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 12773
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 871.22
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:00:36:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:37:16:00 / 01:37:52:00
- Canister:
- 31/85
- Sort Number:
- 31/085
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Appears in...
- WorkSpaces
- IEC 1930s and 1940s Ireland Irish Churches Irish Churches
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Stills
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