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Online Exhibition | Witness to War: Ireland at War Through the Lens of WD Hogan

Date Permanent Online Exhibition
Category Exhibition
Price Free
Date Permanent Online Exhibition
Category Exhibition
Price Free
A black and white photograph shows citizens standing in ruins of Patrick Street, Cork after the burning of Cork.

Patrick Street, Cork City, following the burning of Cork by the British forces in December 1920 (HOGW 44)

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Revealing key moments from the Irish War of Independence and Civil War through photographs of Dublin-based commercial photographer WD Hogan.

Hogan, a Dublin-based commercial photographer, captured events of the War of Independence and the Civil War. The images document diverse aspects of military activity, the devastation that war brought to our built environment, and the people who lived through the troubled period, featuring both famous figures and ordinary civilians. 

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