Full title reads: “In the Wicklow Mountains President Cosgrave and Mr. Hughes, Minister for Defence, watch Irish Artillery Practice“.
Wicklow, Southern Ireland (Eire, Republic of Ireland).
M/S of group of army officers, William T. Cosgrave (President of Irish Free State) and Hughes. They look towards artillery range, some using binoculars and telescopes.
L/S of soldiers sheltering behind hedgerow, firing guns and canons. M/S of soldiers loading canon. C/U of solders position canon to fire. M/S of canon being fired. Various panning shots of soldiers operating guns and canons. L/S of soldiers on horseback dragging canon across rough terrain, view of mountains in background.
M/S of Cosgrave, Hughes and some army officers looking at a plan / map. C/U of the group. M/S of Hughes looking through small camera-type gadget on tripod.
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