Seven of Pathé’s Irish collection you need to see

While none of the films are new to the internet, many of them are already widely circulated. For instance, Great Cork Treaty (1922), a silent panorama of Michael Collins addressing thousands of people on Cork’s Grand Parade, when the throng is thrown into disarray by gunshots...

It’s a glimpse into the vivid and sometimes scary politics in Ireland less than a century ago as the country made its way towards independence.