Sackville St (now O'Connell Street) during Easter uprising 1916

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Photograph from The History of The Great War volume 5 published 1918 illustrations bureau photographer uncredited. Showing Nelson's pillar intact despite the fighting (much of the damage was caused by British Artillery & firing from the Royal Navy gunship Helga). It was blown up later by Irish republicans in 1966

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Size: 4661px × 3184px
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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