This is, if I am not mistaken, the car dealership that sparked the Irish Civil War. Republicans had gone there to commandeer cars, National Army arrived and detained Leo Henderson. In reply Republicans abducted Ginger O’Connell. Shortly after hostilities began. https://t.co/Y7IHcG68rK
— tim carey (@tim_carey1) December 1, 2020
Poor Ginger.
Name that jammer, anyone?
The First Day of the Irish Civil War (The Irish Story)
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There’s a hint of John Steed’s Bentley about it, though this sits lower?
Ha ha! The headline
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More here…
https://www.adams.ie/Original-photograph-June-1922-National-soldiers-entering-a-building-on-Baggot-Street-on-the-eve-of-Civil-War-The-buildings-depicted-form-the-corner-of-Baggot-Street-and-Pembroke-Street-in-Dublin-The-d?view=lot_detail
Ferguson and Co Ltd was founded by Harry Ferguson, generally credited as the creator of the modern tractor. He is also believed to be the first Irishman to fly and the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane. He died of a drug overdose in 1960.
https://www.harryfergusonlegacy.com/1909/the-first-flight.php
Poor Ginger? What about poor Leo? Here’s an armoured Free State car outside Ferguson’s during his capture: http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000637869/HierarchyTree