His Eminence Cardinal O’donnell (1926)

Cork (aka Cobh), Southern Ireland, Eire, Republic of Ireland. Title: “His Eminence Cardinal O’Donnell and members of the Hierarchy leave Cork to attend the Eucharist Congress in Chicago“. Panning shot of a crowd gathered in a town square, judging by all the dog collars present, many of them are priests. M/S, looking over the shoulder of a man in a top hat, of the crowd kneeling in prayer. The man - Cardinal O’Donnell - removes his hat and addresses the crowd. Intertitle: “His Eminence was welcomed on board the ’President Roosevelt’ by Captain Fried of the ’Antinoe’ rescue fame...“ C/U of the Cardinal on the deck of an ocean liner, he is shaking hands with Captain Fried. Intertitle: “Come back to Erin“. L/S of the ocean liner at sea, the coast can be seen in the distance. Panning L/S of Cork city and the cathedral taken from the liner. Point of view shot from the liner of a crowd of people on the sea front waving white handkerchief. Panning shot follows the Cardinal and a flock of pr
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