Regiments Returned from Boer War to Victoria Barracks, Cork
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2min
These slightly weary-looking soldiers, just back from South Africa, were perhaps only temporarily housed in their Cork barracks before a well-earned return home. Despite Irish misgivings, some 30,000 Irish soldiers fought in the Boer War. In a neat lesson in colonial history, the barracks were named after Queen Victoria in 1849 and rapidly re-named 'Collins Barracks' after Irish independence.
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Released: 1902-05-22
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United Kingdom
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Mitchell & Kenyon
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