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photograph / Ruins of the Hosiery Factory, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, 1920
Photograph. Ruins of the hosiery factory at Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. It was burned by Constabulary during the sack of the town. September 20th-21st 1920.
photograph / Sack of Balbriggan, 1920
(Cashman 173) War of Independence. Photograph. The Sack of Balbriggan, 21 September 1920. Photograph shows the ruins of one of the chief shops in the main street the day after.
photograph / Sack of Balbriggan, 1920
(Cashman 174) War of Independence. Photograph. View shows the ruins of a row of houses in Clonard Street, Balbriggan after the Sack of Balbriggan, 1920.
photograph / Sack of Balbriggan, 1920
(Cashman 175) War of Independence. Photograph. Sack of Balbriggan, 1920. Having saved a little of their household goods, this poor family, seen mounted on a cart are about to leave the scene of their former home, which lies in smouldering ruins in the background.