A Religious Ceremony (1925)

Item title reads - A religious ceremony. Dedication of a grotto at Rathfarnham in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes, presented by the employees of the D.U.T.C. Ireland. L/S as priests walk along the road followed by officials and military personnel, more clergymen follow. M/S as the priests stand around with crowds behind, the camera pans across them. M/S as three of them stand next to a statue of a woman praying. The title is repeated. L/S of the crowds, the camera pans across them. M/S of the priest blessing a statue of the Virgin Mary which is set in a wall, various shots as the statue of the woman prays to the Virgin Mary above. FILM ID:442.22 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/