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Topical Budget 627-1: Free State or Republic? (1923)
 

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Polling scenes at General Election in Dublin. "Soldiers guarding Dublin Polling Booth in momentous Election". Relaxed soldiers in street with children - no obvious sign of a polling station. Crowds in another street . "Counting the Votes". Men placing ballot papers into large wooden shelves. "General Mulcahy (right) Minister of Defence, whose troops captured De Valera, has been returned". MS of the Richard Mulcahy with another man. Mrs Despard (Lord French's Sister) a noted Republican". MS of the president of the Women's Freedom League seen in street posing for camera. "Vivian de Valera, Son of the Republican Leader". MCU of the boy.