uses ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁peace ▁conference ▁in ▁Dublin ▁because ▁the ▁inv itation ▁by ▁President ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ▁was ▁addressed ▁to ▁him ▁personally ▁instead ▁of ▁to ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ 8 ▁July ▁– ▁at ▁the ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁in ▁the ▁M ansion ▁House , ▁Dublin , ▁President ▁de ▁Val era ▁accepts ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George , ▁in ▁London . ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁– ▁Blo ody ▁Sunday : ▁Cl ash es ▁between ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Protest ants ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁result ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁death s ▁( 2 3 ▁over ▁the ▁surrounding ▁four - day ▁period ) ▁and ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁( most ly ▁Catholic ) ▁homes . ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁– ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁tr uce ▁( signed ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ) ▁which ▁becomes ▁effective ▁at ▁no on , ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁agre es ▁that ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁no ▁provoc ative ▁display ▁of ▁forces ▁or ▁incoming ▁troops . ▁ ▁The ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁agre es ▁that ▁attacks ▁on ▁Crown ▁forces ▁will ▁ce ase . ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁– ▁following ▁the ▁un cont ested ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland , ▁ 1 2 5 ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁Te ach ta í ▁D á la ▁assemble ▁as ▁the ▁Second ▁D á il ▁at ▁the ▁M ansion ▁House , ▁Dublin . ▁Six ▁represent ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁( five ▁of