Rare footage of life in 1920s Ireland has been uncovered in Chicago, offering a glimpse into Irish life in the early days of independence from Britain.

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1. [SOURCE](https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/rare-footage-life-1920s-ireland)

2. Well that just looks like rural Ireland in 2011 with a black and white filter

3. Fairly sure this is Manorhamilton last weekend.

4. the church at the start is St Vincents in Ballyferriter

5. They did everything twice as quickly back then

6. Those boys coming out of the house near the end look like they were up to no good

7. I love to watch footage from the interwar period. It would be a cool alternate reality

8. Pretty sure this gets used as stock footage for current day Ireland to most of them over there. . .

9. Did everyone wear suits all the time or are they all in suits because they heard a camera was coming?

10. Hollywoods idea of Ireland to this day.

11. No rain in those days…

12. What de fuck was it doing there?

13. Foundations been laid 4 the M50

14. Whats the deal with the fella with the baggy pants tucked into his socks in the shot with the horse? Was that a common feature of an outfit I wonder.. or was it just some posh dandy trying to look the part for the film?

15. u/savevideo