The conference at Buckingham Palace :
Mr Redmond & Mr Dillon after the conference
Photo by Alfieri Picture Service.
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| Summary: | John Redmond and John Dillon, in suits, outside gates of Buckingham Palace. |
| In collection: | Redmond Family Photographic Collection |
| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[1914]
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| Notes: | Title typed on verso. Photographer's stamp on verso reads "Alfieri Picture Service / 4, 5, 6 & 7, Red Lion Court, / Fleet Street, E. C. / Please acknowledge 'Alfieri'", with "Alfieri" inscribed on photo. Left side of photo has been torn away. Featured in the National Library of Ireland's "From Ballots to Bullets, Ireland 1918-1919" exhibition at the National Photographic Archive, Dublin, 2018-2019. Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/53335573489 Physical description: 1 photograph : in mylar, in phase box. b&w ; 21.5 x 15.5 cm ; more |
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Mr Redmond and Mr. Dillon leave Buckingham Palace after the conference! In 1914, John Redmond and the Nationalist community in Ireland were full of hope that Home Rule was a real possibility, only to have those hopes cruelly dashed by events that started in faraway Sarajevo.
Photographers: Alfieri Picture Service
Collection: Redmond Family Photographic Collection
Date: 21 or 22 July 1914
NLI Ref: NPA RED7
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Tags:
Ireland, National Library of Ireland, Buckingham Palace Conference, Buckingham Palace, London, 1914, Alfieri Picture Service, Top hats, Bowler hat, umbrellas, Irish Nationalism, Home Rule, John Redmond, John Dillon, England, UK, out foreign, July, Redmond Family Photographic Collection
Comments
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Palace view (has to be these southern set of gates) -
maps.app.goo.gl/4UUQvBH4xMFcpimT8
Posted: 16.11.2023
O Mac
It would appear that this photo was cropped. The original has silly walkers waving boaters at serious talkers.
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Posted: 16.11.2023
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Tuesday 21 July 1914, or Wednesday 22 ??
Some press cuttings via Trove ...
They were cheered by Irish Guard soldiers as they passed nearby Wellington Barracks - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/210126719
Dillon "Picturesque Figure" - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242285637
"The King [George V] Moves" - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/104992556
The King's speech - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192917573
Posted: 16.11.2023
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
"DEMONSTRATIVE IRISH GUARDS. REPRIMAND IN BARRACKS. The Irish Guards, a number of whom loudly cheered Messrs. Redmond and Dillon on Wednesday as they were returning from the palace conference, were yesterday paraded in Wellington Barracks. Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Morris, addressing the men, said he was sorry that soldiers in uniform should have given way to a political demonstration. NOTIFICATION TO SOLDIERS. The War Office has issued an order prohibiting soldiers from associating with the Ulster and National Volunteers.From - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198638533
Posted: 16.11.2023
Niall McAuley
According to the Wikipedia article on the Government of Ireland Act 1914:
To save prolonged debate in parliament, George V called the Buckingham Palace Conference with two MPs each from the Liberal, Conservative, IPP and Irish Unionist parties. The conference, held between 21 and 24 July 1914, achieved very little.
Posted: 16.11.2023
suckindeesel
[https://flic.kr/p/egPR9S]
The Huns are. coming
via derek2030
More important things in the offings
Posted: 16.11.2023
