I am amazed I only see one comment on that huge british flag flying over the GPO. I am sure its oversized from normal size to make the point that Ireland is BRITISH and giving us the 2 fingers. If I was alive that time I would be a right little terrorist and saboteur and spy. I am not particularly fond of Dublin even today and only stay for as long as it takes to do any business up there but I always stop to admire the Irish tricolour flying over the GPO. It fills me with pride and satisfaction and I say a private thank you and a few prayers for all those that made that possible.
Great footage of a moment in time. But those who think Dublin was better back then are deluded. You only had to turn off O'Connell Street or Sackville Street as was for a short distance to find yourself in some of the worst slums in Europe. They were still slums until the eighties. I hate it when people call Dublin a dump. Although usually they're not Dubliners who find Dublin too big and scary for their rural tastes.
The comments stating that the city is in a sadder state now really baffle me. Do these people actually go to Dublin, or meet with friends there? Dublin is very pretty now and has a hopeful future as we pedestrianise it further. We have far less crime now in the city centre than how it used to be in the 80s and 90s.
Hopkins & Hopkins as shown @3:35 wasn't built until 1917, While Established in 1915. The building occupies a prominent site at the corner of O'Connell Street Lower and Eden Quay. Like many of the buildings in this area, it was destroyed during the 1916 Rising and subsequently reconstructed by O'Callaghan & Webb.
Not how well dressed the people are. Many of them were probably living in tenements, but they still at least tired to look their best when in public. Compare that to today.
@@BoldOne8760parts of Ireland are still British, and for the rest, many of our laws are now passed in Brussels by the EU, but we were Irish and remain so.
@@BoldOne8760 can you name just ONE law that the Irish government blocked? If we block it in a referendum, we have to vote again until we achieve the right result. Brussels says "jump" and we aim always to jump higher than anyone else. We are a passive and supine people.
@@connoroleary591 no, Brussels keeps changing the law until it suits us. That's is why we get special exceptions on various EU laws, every EU country has that.
It looks idyllic but the reality was probably a lot different. As horses were used for practically all forms of transport, there was a huge problem in cities with the quantity of horse manure produced. This manure was not picked up and attracted huge number of flies in warm weather which helped to spread disease. If you got sick in those days you were in a bad place. Life expectancy was in the 50s and hospitals were places people went to die. We have come a long way since then and most of it is good.
Fabulous. Excellent editing with blended sound effects. The attire folks wore seemed very English. That was just one year before the Easter Rising. Amazing footage.
I've always wanted to see old videos of Dublin but only ever found one recorded in 1900 when Queen Victoria visited the city, so its nice other recordings exist as well.
Bring back the Liffey barges to relieve Dublin’s congestion problems and to have better passenger transport between Dublin Port (North Wall) as far upstream as Capel St Bridge or up to Hueston, with passenger only vessels - this would also make it easier for cruise ship passengers to explore Dublin from a unique perspective
I believe that the larger vehicles are propelled by the electric fluid. Are they not aware that it can cause dangerous disruptions in the lumeniferous aether?
