1880 in Ireland
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- 2 February - Charles Stewart ParnellCharles Stewart ParnellCharles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...
addresses the United States CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
. - March - April - General election.
- 27 April - Charter founding the Royal University of IrelandRoyal University of IrelandThe Royal University of Ireland was founded in accordance with the University Education Act 1879 as an examining and degree-awarding university based on the model of the University of London. A Royal Charter was issued on April 27, 1880 and examinations were opened to candidates irrespective of...
. - 17 May - Parnell elected chairman of the Irish Parliamentary PartyIrish Parliamentary PartyThe Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
. - May - Irish National Land LeagueIrish National Land LeagueThe Irish Land League was an Irish political organization of the late 19th century which sought to help poor tenant farmers. Its primary aim was to abolish landlordism in Ireland and enable tenant farmers to own the land they worked on...
of the United States founded. - September - November - "Boycotting" of Captain Charles BoycottCharles BoycottCaptain Charles Cunningham Boycott was a British land agent whose ostracism by his local community in Ireland as part of a campaign for agrarian tenants' rights in 1880 gave the English language the verb to boycott, meaning "to ostracise"...
. - 18 October - Ballycastle RailwayBallycastle RailwayBallycastle Railway was a narrow gauge railway line which ran from Ballycastle to Ballymoney, both in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.-History:...
opened between BallymoneyBallymoneyBallymoney is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,021 people in the 2001 Census. It is currently served by Ballymoney Borough Council....
and BallycastleBallycastleBallycastle can refer to:*Ballycastle, County Antrim, a small town in Northern Ireland*Ballycastle, County Mayo, a village in the Republic of Ireland...
. - December - Trial of Parnell and others for conspiracy begins.
Soccer
- 18 November - Irish Football AssociationIrish Football AssociationThe Irish Football Association is the organising body for association football in Northern Ireland, and was historically the governing body for Ireland...
is founded at the Queen's Hotel, BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. - Irish CupIrish CupFor the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Cup.The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth oldest national cup competition in the world...
knock-out competition instituted on an all-Ireland basis.
Births
- 12 January - Frank FahyFrank FahyFrancis Patrick Fahy was an Irish teacher, barrister, and politician. He served for nearly 35 years as a Teachta Dála , first for Sinn Féin and later as a member of Fianna Fáil, before becoming Ceann Comhairle for over 19 years.- Early life :Fahy was born in Kilchreest, County Galway, a son of...
, Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and later TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
, member of 1st Dáil, Ceann ComhairleCeann ComhairleThe Ceann Comhairle is the chairman of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the Dáil from among their number in the first session after each general election...
, Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(d.19531953 in Ireland-Events:*January 18 - Sinn Féin decides to contest all 12 constituencies in the next Westminster elections in Northern Ireland.*March 15 - Up to 10,000 civil servants march down O'Connell Street, Dublin demanding a just wage....
). - 23 January - Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron GlentoranHerbert Dixon, 1st Baron GlentoranHerbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran OBE PC was a Northern Ireland Unionist politician.He was born in Belfast, the fourth son of Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, and educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, being commissioned into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, with which regiment he served in the Second...
, Unionist politician (d.19501950 in Northern Ireland-Events:*12 March - 83 people die when a plane carrying rugby fans home from Belfast crashes in Wales.*12 May - Nationalist Senators and MPs in Northern Ireland ask the government of the Republic to give Northern-elected representatives seats in the Dáil and Seanad....
). - 9 February - Thomas KettleThomas KettleThomas Michael "Tom" Kettle was an Irish journalist, barrister, writer, poet, soldier, economist and Home Rule politician. As a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party, he was Member of Parliament for East Tyrone from 1906 to 1910 at Westminster...
, writer, barrister, Nationalist politician and economist (d.19161916 in Ireland-Events:*January 14 - Michael Collins quits his job in London and returns to Ireland.*February 14 - John Redmond is re-elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Dublin.*February 29 - The week long Derry Feis opens in the city....
). - 20 February - James J. Walsh, Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, member of 1st Dáil, a founder-member of Cumann na nGaedheal and Cabinet Minister (d.19481948 in Ireland-Events:*8 January - The Council of State meets for the first time when President Douglas Hyde test the constitutionality of the Offences Against the State Bill.*15 January - Gas rationing ends in Dublin for the first time since 1942....
). - 29 March - Walter Guinness, 1st Baron MoyneWalter Guinness, 1st Baron MoyneWalter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC was a Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the militant Jewish Zionist group Lehi...
, British politician and businessman, later assassinated in CairoCairoCairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
by the ZionistZionismZionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
group LehiLehi (group)Lehi , commonly referred to in English as the Stern Group or Stern Gang, was a militant Zionist group founded by Avraham Stern in the British Mandate of Palestine...
(Stern Gang) (d.19441944 in Ireland-Events:*January 26 - W. T. Cosgrave officially resigns as leader of no Fine Gael.*March 10 - The United States alleges that Ireland's neutrality is operating in favour of the Axis Powers....
), born at Iveagh HouseIveagh HouseIveagh House is the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin. It is also sometimes used colloquially as a metonym referring to the department itself....
, Dublin. - 30 March - Seán O'CaseySeán O'CaseySeán O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.- Early life:...
, dramatist and memoirist (d.19641964 in Ireland-Events:*January 3 – Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrive in Ireland for a seven-day visit.*January 28 – Families from Springtown Camp make a silent march through Derry to demand rehousing....
). - 26 April - Joseph LynchJoseph Lynch (cricketer)Captain Joseph Edward Lynch was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team in September 1909.His first match for Ireland was against "All New York" on Staten Island...
, cricketer (d.19151915 in Ireland-Events:*April 4–25,000 National Volunteers assemble at the Phoenix Park. John Redmond takes the salute from under the statue of Charles Stewart Parnell on Sackville Street....
). - 6 June - W. T. Cosgrave, first President of the Executive CouncilPresident of the Executive Council of the Irish Free StateThe President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State was the head of government or prime minister of the Irish Free State which existed from 1922 to 1937...
of the Irish Free StateIrish Free StateThe Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
(d.19651965 in Ireland-Events:*January 14 - Taoiseach Seán Lemass travels to Belfast for an historic meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill.*January 21 - Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visits Taoiseach Seán Lemass in Dublin....
). - 19 August - Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of ButeAugusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of ButeAugusta Mary Monica Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, DBE was a daughter of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet and Lady Constance Julia Eleanor Georgiana Noel, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Gainsborough.-Marriage:...
(d.19471947 in Ireland-Events:*30 January - The internationally known labour leader Jim Larkin dies in Dublin aged 72.*18 May - The 21st anniversary of the founding of Fianna Fáil is celebrated in the Capitol Theatre, Dublin....
). - 24 August - William Kenny, soldier, recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
for gallantry in 1914 near YpresYpresYpres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote...
, Belgium (d.19361936 in Ireland-Events:*February 9 - Brian de Valera, third son of Éamon de Valera, dies in a riding accident, aged 21.*March 5 - Five hundred delegates attend the Fine Gael - United Ireland Party Árd-Feis in Dublin. W. T...
). - 23 October - Una O'ConnorUna O'ConnorUna O'Connor was an Irish actress who worked extensively in theatre before becoming a notable character actress in film.-Life and work:...
, actress (d.19591959 in Northern Ireland-Events:*10 February - Unions vote to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions results from the merger of the TUC and the CIU....
). - 3 November - Edward Barrett, athlete, wrestler and hurler, Olympic medallist.
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- Hugo FlinnHugo FlinnHugo Victor Flinn was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.Hugo Flinn was born in Kinsale, County Cork in 1880. He was educated locally in Cork before his family moved to England where Hugo qualified as an electrical engineer and worked with the Liverpool Electricity Supply Board...
, Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(d.19431943 in Ireland-Events:*February 1 - The Central Bank of Ireland is established; it is not, however, given all then powers expected of a central bank.*February 23 - 35 children lose their lives to fire in St Joseph's Orphanage, Main Street Cavan. Verdict criticises the Poor Clare nuns.*February 23 - S.S...
). - Sim WaltonSim WaltonSimon 'Sim' Walton was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Tullaroan and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the first two decades of the 20th century. Walton captained Kilkenny to the All-Ireland title in 1912.Waltons’s status as one of Kilkenny’s...
, KilkennyKilkenny GAAThe Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
hurler (d.19661966 in Ireland-Events:*13 February - The Bishop of Clonfert protests over the content of The Late Late Show, taking exception to a woman telling host Gay Byrne that she didn't wear a nightie on her wedding night....
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Deaths
- 26 February - Charles William RussellCharles William RussellCharles William Russell was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar.-Early life:He was born at Killough, County Down, Ireland, a descendant of the Russells who held the Barony of Killough of Quoniamstown and Ballystrew.He received his early education at Drogheda grammar school and at...
, Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar (b.18121812 in Ireland-Events:*1 October - James Sadler, an English balloonist, started a balloon flight from Belvedere House near Mullingar in an attempt to cross the Irish Sea...
). - 2 March - John Benjamin MacneillJohn Benjamin MacneillSir John Benjamin MacNeill FRS was an eminent Irish civil engineer of the 19th century, closely associated with Thomas Telford. His most notable projects were railway schemes in Ireland...
, railway engineer (b.17931793 in Ireland-Events:* Roman Catholic Relief Act relieves Catholics of certain political, educational and economic disabilities.-Births:*3 April - Dionysius Lardner, scientific writer .*12 August - James Muspratt, chemical manufacturer in Britain ....
). - 16 April - Edward Vaughan Hyde KenealyEdward Vaughan Hyde KenealyEdward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy QC , was an Irish barrister and writer. He is best remembered as counsel for the Tichborne claimant and the eccentric and disturbed conduct of the trial that led to his ruin.-Early life:...
, barrister and writer (b.18191819 in Ireland-Births:*January - William Travers, lawyer, politician, explorer, and naturalist in New Zealand .*31 March - Edward Selby Smyth, British General, commanded Militia of Canada from 1874 to 1880 ....
). - 7 June - John BroughamJohn BroughamJohn Brougham was an Irish-American actor and dramatist.-Biography:He was born at Dublin. His father was an amateur painter, and died young. His mother was the daughter of a Huguenot, whom political adversity had forced into exile. John was the eldest of three children...
, actor and dramatist (b.18141814 in Ireland-Events:*Apprentice Boys of Derry organisation is formed, although the Siege of Derry had been celebrated from the 17th century.-Births:*10 January - Aubrey Thomas de Vere, poet and critic .*9 May - John Brougham, actor and dramatist ....
). - 12 September - Frederic Trench, 2nd Baron AshtownFrederic Trench, 2nd Baron AshtownFrederick Mason Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown DL was an Irish peer and magistrate.-Life:He was son of Francis Trench and his wife Mary Mason, second daughter of Henry Mason, and nephew to Frederick Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown...
, peer (b.18041804 in Ireland-Births:*7 April - James Emerson Tennent, politician and traveller .*25 December - Frederic Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown, peer .*26 December - Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet, Conservative Party MP and Lord Chancellor of Ireland ....
). - 20 December - Joshua Spencer ThompsonJoshua Spencer ThompsonJoshua Spencer Thompson was a Canadian journalist and politician.Born in Belfast, Ireland, Thompson emigrated to British Columbia in 1858. Thompson was a journalist and accountant prior to becoming an MP...
, Liberal-Conservative politician in Canada (b.18281828 in Ireland-Events:*In the election in County Clare, Daniel O'Connell wins the seat, with the Catholic Association.*Belfast Botanic Gardens opens as the private Royal Belfast Botanical Gardens.-Births:...
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- Ann JellicoeAnn Jellicoe (educationalist)Anne Jellicoe, née Anne Mullin was a noted Irish educationalist best known for the founding of the prestigious Alexandra College, which became a force in women's education under her management....
, educationalist (b.18231823 in Ireland-Events:*Catholic Association formed by Daniel O'Connell, to further Catholic Emancipation.*Northern Whig newspaper is founded in Belfast.-Births:*1 January - Edward Butler, lawyer and politician in Australia ....
). - Myles William Patrick O'ReillyMyles William Patrick O'ReillyMyles William Patrick O'Reilly was a Catholic soldier and publicist. Born in Balbriggan, Ireland in 1825; died in Dublin, Ireland in 1880.-Career:...
, Catholic soldier and writer (b.18251825 in Ireland-Events:*The Unlawful Societies Act proscribed both the Catholic Association and the Orange Order.*Foundation of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, see Allied Irish Banks-Births:*13 April - D'Arcy McGee, journalist, politician in Canada, assassinated ....
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