Sean Lemass Funeral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2189
Date Released
17 May 1971
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sean Lemass. DESCRIPTION: The former Prime Minister of Eire, Mr Sean Lemass is buried in Dublin. SHOTLIST: Church of the Good Shepherd. SV crowd and military police. LV President de Valera leaving church. LV military police carry coffin. GV guard of honour. STV coffin carried to gun carriage. CTV ditto. SV Sean Lemass’ son kisses hand of bishop - other bishop shakes hands with Mrs Lemass & son. LV Irish troops with rifles reversed proceed gun carriage. Gun carriage and coffin forward. LV procession enters Dean’s Grange cemetery. CU coffin on carriage. Mrs Lemass with relatives. SV pall bearers lower coffin. CU pan. PM Patrick Lynch - pan to Mrs Lynch, SV priest blesses coffin. CU soldier. SV gun salute over grave.
Keywords
Politics and government; Funerals
Locations
Dublin; Republic of Ireland
Card file number
97086
Credits:
Camera
George Fleishchmann
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sean Lemass Funeral', British Movietone News Issue No. 2189, 17 May 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28844 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)