President Kennedy presents an Irish Brigade flag from the American Civil War to the Irish people.
President Kennedy opens his address to the Dáil and presents an Irish Brigade flag from the American Civil War to the Irish people.
The flag was the second green colour of the fighting 69th of New York, whose motto was "The Union, Our Country and Ireland Forever". The president says that he would now like the Irish people to have the flag in recognition of what the Irish Brigade and millions of other Irish have done for his people. He unveils the green flag in the Dáil, revealing the brigade’s list of battle honours, with Fredericksburg at the top.
| Title: | President Kennedy Presents Flag to the Dáil |
| Clip Duration: | 00:03:50 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "The Union, Our Country and Ireland Forever" |
| Series Title: | Welcome Mr President |
| Information: | This extract is taken from ‘Welcome Mr President’, a compilation of highlights from President Kennedy’s visit to Ireland which was broadcast on 28 July 1963 with commentary by Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh. The event itself was broadcast live on 28 June 1963. |
| Local Keywords: | President Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, JFK, Dáil, Politics, Irish Brigade, American Civil War, Battle flag, Fredericksburg, Battle honours |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Politics and Economics |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh (Commentator) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | Telefís Éireann |
| Production Year: | 1963 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | LX860 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Black and White |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
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