Whose funeral is this?

[Flattybasher9]

The timing would fit the death of Michael Collins.

Regards

Malky.

[Annie65115]

Michael Collins' funeral would have been buzzing with police and army, I'm sure.

[Rishile]

There is a piece of video of Michael Collin's funeral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6QX2paFZxc&feature=related

Rishile

[heywood]

So many possibilities still despite the good work here. I have gone through the newspaper archives but without an approximate date it was like searching for the proverbial needle.

Thanks again everyone.

John.

Hi John,
Do you think that the local archives may have more photos from C Neville Cook that could help pinpoint the year or the gentlemen heading the procession?

heywood

[Doddie]

Have just watched youtube clip on the Collins funeral. One thing that suddenly dawned on me (and forgive me if this has been touched upon already ) is that in that footage all the civilians in the procession are not wearing their hats. The soldiers are but that would be a point of military etiquette, I take it. Don't know why I didn't notice right away. Surely it is a matter of showing respect to take any hats off for a funeral procession. Most of those present in the 'mystery' photo are donning a wide variety of toppers, bowlers and trilbys etc. That leaves me a  bit puzzled to say the least.....

Regards

Doddie

[dublin1850]

I don't think Collins' funeral went through Dun Laoghaire.

[PrueM]

I now think that this thread is getting rather long and out of hand - 16 pages and counting!  20 pages is the max we allow to run on Rootschat before starting a new one.

The trouble with a very long thread is that it tends to repeat itself, and good evidence written in it gets overlooked, because there's too much info for everyone to read.

Can I suggest to the original poster (Colur) that a new request be posted on the Photo Restoration and Dating Board, simply asking for a date for the photo - close-up scans of some of the figures in the crowd and the procession will really help with this as I've asked quite a few times already in this thread!  Blowing up the version we already have does not give any more detail but just causes pixellation.  We need a bigger scan.

Once a date is more firmly established it will hopefully be an easier matter to narrow down whose funeral it may be, rather than just guessing as we are at the moment.

Cheers
Prue

 

[Ruskie]

Fascinating footage of Michael Collins' funeral. I initially thought that the crowd scenes were very similar, however the day is quite sunny in parts and there are girls wearing summer style dresses, l so I think the day is too warm to be the same funeral as posted by the OP.

[JenB]

Fascinating footage of Michael Collins' funeral. I initially thought that the crowd scenes were very similar, however the day is quite sunny in parts and there are girls wearing summer style dresses, l so I think the day is too warm to be the same funeral as posted by the OP.

It was pointed out on page 3 that Michael Collins was killed in August 1922 and the funeral took place in September. So even if had been a cold day there would have been leaves on the trees.

there is no foliage on the trees, so it cannot be August / September. You are quite right. So it rules out Collin's funeral.