The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown.

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The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). 'The scene at the Four Courts in Dublin during the battle for their possession'. IRA members opposed to the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 occupied the Four Courts in April 1922. In June, exasperated with the situation and under pressure from the British to resolve it, Michael Collins, leader of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State, ordered the artillery bombardment of the Four Courts. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935]

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Size: 4056px × 5193px
Location: World,Europe,Ireland,Dublin,Dublin
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License: Licensed
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