IRISH PARTICIPATION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1924 AND 1925

By Billy Shortall Although invited, the Irish Free State refused to participate in the British Empire Exhibition, which took place between April and October 1924. It also declined to participate when the exhibition was extended for a second season in 1925. Why not? The event took place on a 220-acre site at Wembley, London. It ... Read more

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