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Civil War Ireland, then and now: gunmen on Henry Street

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

In 1922, Ireland was once more a battlefield, as the Civil War saw conflict break out all over the country. In this interactive series, photographer David Cleary returns to locations captured on film back in 1922 and takes new photographs showing how those settings have changed - or not.

This photograph, taken in 1922, shows members of the National Army of the new Irish Free State taking aim by the door of a chemist's shop at the top of Henry Street, in the centre of Dublin. An advertisment for Kodak film can be seen in the shop window. The building is now a tourist office, and the streetscape has changed dramatically - not least because there are now far more trees.

Original photo: Brooke/Getty Images