Erin Go Boom
Erin Go Boom
Clip: 426203_1_1
Year Shot: 1966
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1746
Original Film: 039-021-03
HD: N/A
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Timecode: 00:28:27 - 00:29:23
The Irish join the Space Race as some unknown Dubliners send the statue of Lord Nelson into orbit. The memorial to the British sea hero is demolished in the middle of the night and the Irish mourn - sort of. Dublin, Ireland High Angle Shot of downtown Dublin. CUS - The statue of Lord Nelson was reduced to rubble. CUS - A pile of rock that once was a statue. CUS A group of Irish people looking up at an empty space with big smiles on their faces.