page_title: Timeline of the Irish War of Independence
section_title: October 1921
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Irish War of Independence / 1921 / October 1921
caption_attribution_description: English: We thought that this W.D. Hogan photograph was taken during the Irish Civil War. The title on our catalogue was: "A prayer vigil, during the Irish Civil War, possibly in London" - at least we were partly right! It had been suggested that this was taken in London, because it was stamped on the back with "Photo by The Press Photographic Agency, Johnson's Court, Fleet St., E.C.4.". Have to admit I wasn't initially convinced about London, but am absolutely happy to say that I was entirely wrong... Have a look through the comments below, to see how the location of Downing Street in London was established by our Fantastic Flickroonies, and hence an accurate date for this photo... So we've achieved two of our Triumvirate of Terrificness - Date established and Location identified. If we identify any of the people, I may faint away with happiness! :) Image was taken July 1921 at a prayer vigil outside the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations which marked the end of the Anglo-Irish War. See also File:Arthur Griffith and Irish republicans at Anglo-Irish peace conference cph.3c34330.jpg Date: Thursday, 14 July 1921 (at approximately 17:30) NLI Ref.: HOG1
context_page_description: This is a timeline of the Irish War of Independence of 1919–21. The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict and most of the fighting was conducted on a small scale by the standards of conventional warfare.
  Although there were some large-scale encounters between the Irish Republican Army and the state forces of the United Kingdom, most of the casualties were inflicted in assassinations and reprisals on either side. The war began with an unauthorized ambush by IRA volunteers Dan Breen and Seán Treacy at Soloheadbeg in 1919 and officially ended with a truce agreed in July 1921. However, violence continued, particularly in the disputed territory of Northern Ireland, until mid-1922. In the rest of Ireland, the war was followed by the Irish Civil War between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
context_section_description: 9 October 1921: The delegation from Dáil Éireann arrived in London.
  11 October 1921: The first meeting of the British-Irish conference was held. Over the next two months there would be seven plenary sessions, 24 sub-conferences and 9 meetings of special committees.
  From July–October 1921, membership of the IRA's Belfast Brigade had gone from 998 to 1,506. In addition it was bringing in a considerable number of weapons.
caption: A prayer vigil at Downing Street, London, during the Treaty negotiations
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