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The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts , Dublin . The Four Courts ablaze from end to end with the western block of the building containing the Irish Public Record Office . This had been used as an ammunition store by the Four Courts garrison and was the centre of a huge explosion , blowing to pieces one thousand years of Irish State and religious archives . The aftermath of the explosion . 1 July 1922, Ireland

The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts , Dublin . The Four Courts ablaze from end to end with the western block of the building containing the Irish Public Record Office . This had been used as an ammunition store by the Four Courts garrison and was the centre of a huge explosion , blowing to pieces one thousand years of Irish State and religious archives . The aftermath of the explosion . 1 July 1922, Ireland

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Recording Date: Jul 1, 1922

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The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts , Dublin . The Four Courts ablaze from end to end with the western block of the building containing the Irish Public Record Office . This had been used as an ammunition store by the Four Courts garrison and was the centre of a huge explosion , blowing to pieces one thousand years of Irish State and religious archives . The aftermath of the explosion . 1 July 1922, Ireland

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