Whose funeral is this?

[Geoff-E]

... those centre of the street light poles, with their long cross arms ...

 ... are the supports for the power lines for the trams.

[gracie23]

Majm,
I guess you didn't see the small type on the bottom of the picture I posted. It says St. Michaels, on Marine Road, Dun Dunlaoighre which Colur originally posted as the same location of her picture. We are just trying to verify the location/church in her picture.
Deb

[Colur]

A big thanks to all who are contributing to this post.
                                                                                                                                            As I wind my way wearily through the seventh age of man I am thankful for the young eyes who have pointed out to me so much that I had missed in this photo.
 
I am sure of the location being St Michaels Church and Marine Road Dun Laoghaire for a number of reasons one being the name of the photographer (pointed out by Annie) as Cooks had a studio at the top of Marine Road over their large (by the Dun Laoghaire standard of the time) department store and the photo appears to be have been taken from a height. I will travel out there tomorrow morning in the hope of getting a photo from the same angle, at least, for comparison.
 
I am now the proud owner of three books which list off the burials of various people throughout the history of the cemetery and using the information gained here, particularly of the season, will eliminate those which would not fit the bill.
 
So Annie, Rishile,  PrueM, Lynntony, JMVH, Wiggy, Ruskie, Majm, Chinakay, Phodgetts, Doddy, LHurrey, Pastmagic, Gracie, Geoff E thanks again for all your great help and I WILL get back to you, I promise.
 
Best Wishes
 
John.

[Sinann]

I think they are bicycles against the church wall.
I can't help feeling this is a Bishop or Priest's funeral, or someone like that, it's all those young boys in uniform,I don't think a rebel or politician wouldn't have them at his funeral like that.

[Pastmagic]

Yes, I have a hunch it is in fact Archbishop Walsh's funeral, or someone similar. I looked up the Ciaro gang one photos, and it was very different. I don't know where Walsh died, or if that would make a route possible via Dun Laoighre. If it was my photo I would take it into the archive of the NLI for an opinion, and let them copy it for their database - its a rel gem! They are very good at photos, helped me out a couple of times. I agree to that photos of the political funerals of the time have a different "feel" and content.

PM

PS -Thanks for posting this nice little puzzle, and happy reading!

[majm]

Majm,
I guess you didn't see the small type on the bottom of the picture I posted. It says St. Michaels, on Marine Road, Dun Dunlaoighre which Colur originally posted as the same location of her picture. We are just trying to verify the location/church in her picture.
Deb

  Yes, Deb I did read that small type on your photo.  I realise we are trying to verify the location/church in OP's photo.  I am simply pointing out that the features are not unique to Dun L.  

Yes, it does, Deb, however, on the other hand, I reside in Australia, and those centre of the street light poles, with their long cross arms are a familiar site in large rural townships in NSW even into the 1970's...  And the church building itself, is not unlike so many of the churches in many locations around Australia.

[majm]

I can see at the top right of the OP photo the cars are stationary and on a bend in the road, yet behind the second car from top right, there could well be the street continuing on,  ie IS there a T intersection with the cars coming from the side street and blocking the intersection.   And at the left of the photo the road swings off again, around the grounds of the church.     

So, my questions ....

is/was the roadway out the front of St Michaels, on Marine Road, the same road as outside the OP's photo?   Google maps street view is from very recent times, and does not suggest there's bends there.   The map that Phodgetts provided also does not suggest it is that same road as in the OP's photo.

is there another church in that locality where the roadway does/did move in that sweep shown in the OP's photo from the top left to the bottom right...  (if standing outside the church, facing the roadway)...

PS, I feel sure that is snow on the roadway, and they are not tram tracks.  There is the chap in the middle of the third row with his head down, perhaps looking at his footing as he starts to turn off to his right.    I don't see any clerics, so if this is a funeral associated with a leading churchman, then perhaps their position in the procession would be ahead of the ones in this photo.   

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Please consider the Church on Carrickbrennan Road, Dun L

EDIT TO ADD

So, if this is a funeral and if the procession is in Dun L, then to which cemetery were they heading?  Which of these cemeteries was accepting burials in the 1920’s and/or 1930’s, or was it a cemetery at a greater distance away?

Friends (Quakers) Burial Grounds
Dean’s Grange Cemetery
Shanganagh Cemetery
St Peter’s Graveyard
St Fintans Cemetery
Killester Grave Yard

Cheers,  JM

[skippy2]

Counted quite a few police positioned at front roadside.
(red = definite, orange = possables)

Also there are a couple of what appear to be British Uniforms
in the crowd.....(highlighted in yellow).

Poss a local event / funeral

Skippy