House in Templemore in aftermath of raid by Tans - boy boarding up window and child with a small ball
This poignant shot shows a young man repairing a house that had apparently been damaged in a raid during the "War of Independence" (1919-1921) and is a reminder of significantly less-certain times. The younger child seems nonplussed - even if her (or his?) ball is a bit deflated.
Thanks to sharon.corbet, inverarra and swordscookie for the additional information on the reprisal events which preceded this photo - and indeed for reminding us of the supposed "miraculous" events which occurred around the same time and perhaps gave people some hope in an otherwise dark period. As swordscookie and derangedlemur point-out, identifying the specific house may be difficult - so for now we've just mapped to the centre of Templemore...
Photographer: W. D. Hogan
Collection: Hogan-Wilson Collection
Date:Circa 1921
NLI Ref.: HOGW 90
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
House in Templemore in aftermath of raid by Tans - boy boarding up window and child with a small ball
This poignant shot shows a young man repairing a house that had apparently been damaged in a raid during the "War of Independence" (1919-1921) and is a reminder of significantly less-certain times. The younger child seems nonplussed - even if her (or his?) ball is a bit deflated.
Thanks to sharon.corbet, inverarra and swordscookie for the additional information on the reprisal events which preceded this photo - and indeed for reminding us of the supposed "miraculous" events which occurred around the same time and perhaps gave people some hope in an otherwise dark period. As swordscookie and derangedlemur point-out, identifying the specific house may be difficult - so for now we've just mapped to the centre of Templemore...
Photographer: W. D. Hogan
Collection: Hogan-Wilson Collection
Date:Circa 1921
NLI Ref.: HOGW 90
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie