VIDEO: The difference between Dublin in 2016 and 1916 5 years ago

VIDEO: The difference between Dublin in 2016 and 1916

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Tony Cuddihy

Powerful stuff.

This Easter will mark 100 years since the Rising in Dublin, and JOE reader Dean Tobin has cut together this powerful video looking at the difference a century can make in the life of a city.

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Set to Sinéad O'Connor and The Chieftains performing the rousing Foggy Dew, this shows the evolution of the city as well as any video footage we've seen.

1916 Rising1916 Easter Rising Centenary Drone video - How Dublin has changed nearly 100 years on. Click HD for best quality #2016 #Ireland

Posted by ProDrone.ie on Saturday, 2 January 2016

Thanks to Dean Tobin for sending this our way. If you have something you would like to share with us, send it to editorial@joe.ie or hit us up on Facebook or Twitter. 

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