Irish War of Independence

The new Dail Eireann (Irish Parliament) assembled for the first time on the 21st of January 1919 in Dublin's Mansion House. As many of the elected Members were in prison at the time, only twenty-seven were able to attend. It was planned that Sinn Fein

More Events from January 21

• January 21, 1290
  Sweetheart Abbey, near Dumfries, founded by Devorguilla, mother of John Balliol.
• January 21, 1600
  Charles Blount, 8th Lord Mountjoy, becomes Lord Deputy of Ireland
• January 21, 1600
  Charles Blount, 8th Lord Mountjoy, becomes Lord Deputy of Ireland
• January 21, 1684
  Chidley Coote, future MP for Kilmallock, is granted £500 for the upkeep of six lighthouses
• January 21, 1684
  Chidley Coote, future MP for Kilmallock, is granted £500 for the upkeep of six lighthouses
• January 21, 1793
  Louis XVI is executed in Paris; he is attended by an Irish priest, Fr. Edgeworth. Lord Edward FitzGerald is the only member of the Irish parliament not to appear in mourning following the execution
• January 21, 1793
  Louis XVI is executed in Paris; he is attended by an Irish priest, Fr. Edgeworth. Lord Edward Fitzgerald is the only member of the Irish parliament not to appear in mourning following the execution
• January 21, 1861
  Katherine Tynan, poet, novelist and journalist, is born
• January 21, 1861
  1818 Keats writes his poem "On a Lock of Milton's Hair"
• January 21, 1861
  Katherine Tynan, poet, novelist and journalist, is born
• January 21, 1876
  James Larkin, organizer of Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and socialist politician, is born in Liverpool
• January 21, 1876
  James Larkin, organizer of Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and socialist politician, is born in Liverpool
• January 21, 1919
  Daíl Éireann, chaired by Sean T. O’Kelly meets for the very first time at Mansion House in Dublin
• January 21, 1919
  Two members of Royal Irish Constabulary are shot dead by Irish Volunteers including Seán Treacy and Dan Breen in an ambush at Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary: this is regarded as the first incident in the 'War of Independence' (Anglo-Irish War). Attacks on pol
• January 21, 1919
  Daíl Éireann, chaired by Sean T. O’Kelly meets for the very first time at Mansion House in Dublin
• January 21, 1919
  Two members of Royal Irish Constabulary are shot dead by Irish Volunteers including Seán Treacy and Dan Breen in an ambush at Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary: this is regarded as the first incident in the 'War of Independence' (Anglo-Irish War). Attacks on pol