Opening of the Northern Ireland Winter Assizes, 1966

Opening of the Northern Ireland Winter Assizes, 1966

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Location

Armagh City

Year

1966

Date

Production 26/01/1966

Length

01min 44sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

The opening of the Northern Ireland Winter Assizes at Armagh Courthouse. The occasion is marked by a full army parade. The judge, Mr Justice Sheil, is escorted to the courthouse where he would address the Grand Jury. 

Notes

The courts of assizes or assizes were the highest criminal court in Ireland outside Dublin prior to 1924 (and continued in Northern Ireland until 1978). 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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