Oldest Surviving Footage of Dublin : O’Connell Street 1897 May 10, 2020 Unipro2013main Ireland, Old Dublin Home » Ireland » Oldest Surviving Footage of Dublin : O’Connell Street 1897 </p> <h2>Footage of Dublin</h2> <p> This is the oldest surviving film footage of Dublin … shot back in 1897<br /> <br /> The footage is included in a new film about the revolutionary period, running in Dublin until the end of the month.<br /> <br /> Filmmaker Gerard McCarthy says he’s had plenty of interest in his 30 minute piece ‘Ireland: Birth of a Nation’ which is on show just down the road from Leinster House until the end of the month.<br /> <br /> The short film includes a raft of rare insights into life around the turn of the 20th Century and in the decades following, including this remarkable footage, shot by the Lumière Brothers back in 1897.<br /> <br /> The film — which was produced for visitors to Ireland — also contains footage of many of the key personalities behind the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence and The Civil War.<br /> <br /> It includes the only known footage of Padraig Pearse at the graveside of O’Donovan Rossa in 1915, images of Michael Collins – a week before his death, and extended footage of Collins’ funeral.<br /> <br /> ‘Birth of a Nation’ is showing daily at the Royal College of Physicians, at number 6 Kildare Street, Dublin, until 31 October. It’s been running since early September.<br /> <br /> Credit to : TheJournal.ie</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
