President Of Eire Installed (1938)

Titles read: “PRESIDENT OF EIRE INSTALLED“. Dublin, Eire (Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland). Various shots of a military procession leading the car of new President of Eire, Doctor Douglas Hyde, through the streets of Dublin. Large crowds throng the streets. At the Vice Regal Lodge (?) Dr Hyde meets Eamon De Valera, Prime Minister of Eire and Shaun T O’Kelly and shakes hands. Dr Hyde speaks to a soldier on a horse. Note: the footage seems to be chopped about a bit and commentary may be out of sequence with footage in places. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957
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