DescriptionConsecration of Dr. John Charles McQuaid as Archbishop of Dublin in St. Mary's Pro Cathedral (26472539126).jpg
For Monday we have the installation of one of the most powerful and controversial figures in Ireland during the middle years of the last century. The name John Charles McQuaid still reverberates in Irish consciousness. With thanks to today's contributors, including [/photos/swordscookie/ swordscookie], [/photos/129555378@N07/ sharon.corbet], and [/photos/20727502@N00/ guliolopez], we have confirmation of date (late 1940), principal subject (John Charles McQuaid), location and a full description of the event in question - including details on those present, and their attire allowing us to name some of those who would otherwise be anonymous backs and nameless tops-of-heads....
This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as:
The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions;
The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or
The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions.
Please add additional copyright tags to this image if more specific information about copyright status can be determined. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
No known copyright restrictionsNo restrictionshttps://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/false
This image was originally posted to Flickr by National Library of Ireland on The Commons at https://flickr.com/photos/47290943@N03/26472539126. It was reviewed on 19 April 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the No known copyright restrictions.
19 April 2016
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents