![[Gen. S. McKeon taking the salute as Free State soldiers march into Athlone Barracks to take over from British]](/IIIF/000280000/000279048/vtls000279048_001.jp2/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
[Gen. S. McKeon taking the salute as Free State soldiers march into Athlone Barracks to take over from British]
[graphic].
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| In collection: | Hogan-Wilson Collection |
| Format: | Photo |
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1922.
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| Notes: | Photographic print (embossed with "W.D. Hogan, / 56 Henry St., / Dublin." lower right) of Commandant General Séan MacEoin (also known as Séan McEoin or Séan McKeon) photographed on the 25th of Feburary, 1922, the day of the takeover of Custume Barracks Athlone by the I.R.A. from the British Army. He is shown in the foreground of the photograph, with his aide-de-camp to his left, in the grounds of the barracks as the soldiers file past. Conservation note - photograph distressed on mid-right. Physical description: 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 13.9 x 19.1cm. more |
| Arrangement: | Item |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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HOGW 14 |
NPA Reading Room - Appt. only |
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Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
