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| Keywords: red cross redcross ambulance irish civil war irishcivilwar g.p.o. gpo new ireland assurance co. newirelandassuranceco saxone july 1922 1920s w.d. hogan wdhogan hogan collection hogancollection city coal company citycoalcompany tuesday 18 twenties cobblestones tram tracks tramtracks irish automobile club irishautomobileclub 20/25 crossley tender 2025crossleytender crossley tender crossleytender national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland monochrome outdoor The description we originally had in our catalogue for this photo was that it was a Red Cross ambulance passing the G.P.O. on Sackville Street (later renamed O'Connell Street) during the Irish Civil War. While everything else is accurate, we got some great fresh information in from Bob Montgomery 2012 about the vehicle: "This is NOT a Red Cross ambulance. From 1915 onwards the members of the Irish Automobile club modified their personal cars into ambulances at their own expense and ferried wounded Irish solders returning from the European hostilities to hospitals and convalescent homes around the country. When the Rising occurred they continued to carry the wounded from both sides to medical attention. At least one driver was shot in the process, happily without fatal consequences." Date: Tuesday, 18 July 1922 NLI Ref.: HOG53 The description we originally had in our catalogue for this photo was that it was a Red Cross ambulance passing the G.P.O. on Sackville Street (later renamed O'Connell Street) during the Irish Civil War. While everything else is accurate, we got some great fresh information in from Bob Montgomery 2012 about the vehicle: "This is NOT a Red Cross ambulance. From 1915 onwards the members of the Irish Automobile club modified their personal cars into ambulances at their own expense and ferried wounded Irish solders returning from the European hostilities to hospitals and convalescent homes around the country. When the Rising occurred they continued to carry the wounded from both sides to medical attention. At least one driver was shot in the process, happily without fatal consequences." Date: Tuesday, 18 July 1922 NLI Ref.: HOG53 | ||||
