Saturday 10 April 2010

Making the News (Part 6)

For some reason, Pathé newsreels feature parades of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland or Boys Brigade in a great many of their newsreels.



Blessing and distribution of Shamrock at the Franciscan Church of the Immaculate Conception (Adam and Eve's), Merchant's Quay, Dublin, to the Catholic Boys' Brigade.



St. Patrick's Day ceremonies, 1920 - a combination of military and religion. Many Boy Scouts lined up at outdoor ceremony in square. Blessing & Presentation of a troop flag of the 26th Dublin St Columba's Troop, Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland, at Iona Road.



Catholic Boys' Brigade. Demonstration by the newly founded company at Stillorgan, Ireland, 1923.



Father Philip O.F.M. distributes the National Emblem to the Catholic Boys Brigade in 1924.



Inspection and Presentation of Shamrock to the Visitation Troop of Catholic Boy Scouts at Fairview, Dublin, by Rev. F.T. Grogan, C.C., 1928.



"Interesting Scout Ceremony - The Rev. Father J. Flanagan blesses and presents the first Troop Flag to the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland (Fairview Troop) in 1928.



At a Dublin Scouts Ceremony, Very Rev. Canon Waters, PP, blesses the Flag of St. Peter's Troops at Dalymount in 1930.



In support of the Marino Church Fund, 2,000 Catholic Boy Scouts parade at Croke Park in 1930.

3 comments:

Donnelly's Hollow said...

We all became soldiers of Christ at Confirmation. We need to relearn the discipline of that spirit. Thank you for this post and for the others that you have given us. They are always uplifting.

Cousin Vinnie said...

Great movies! Onward Christian Soldiers!

An Auld Dubliner said...

In my time in the scouts it was the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland but now I think it has become multi- or non-denominational. This is just another example of what we have lost of our Catholic Heritage.