1903 in Ireland
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- 3 January - The Norwegian ship, Remittant, is towed into quarantine in Queenstown (CóbhCobhCobh is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Cobh is on the south side of Great Island in Cork Harbour. Facing the town are Spike Island and Haulbowline Island...
). The entire crew are suffering from beriberiBeriberiBeriberi is a nervous system ailment caused by a thiamine deficiency in the diet. Thiamine is involved in the breakdown of energy molecules such as glucose and is also found on the membranes of neurons...
. - 3 February - The proposed canonisation of Oliver PlunkettOliver PlunkettSaint Oliver Plunkett was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland....
is discussed in RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. - 27 February - A meeting at the Mansion House enthusiastically welcomes a movement to establish St. Patrick's Day as a national holiday.
- 8 March - Charles Gavan DuffyCharles Gavan DuffyAdditional Reading*, Allen & Unwin, 1973.*John Mitchel, A Cause Too Many, Aidan Hegarty, Camlane Press.*Thomas Davis, The Thinker and Teacher, Arthur Griffith, M.H. Gill & Son 1922....
is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. He is laid to rest near others who took part in the 1848 Rising. - 17 March - In WaterfordWaterfordWaterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
, Saint Patrick's DaySaint Patrick's DaySaint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick , the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of :Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion , the Eastern...
is marked as a public holiday (to encourage temperance). - 26 March - Chief Secretary George WyndhamGeorge WyndhamGeorge Wyndham PC was a British Conservative politician, man of letters, noted for his elegance, and one of The Souls.-Background and education:...
introduces the Irish Land Bill in the British House of CommonsBritish House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. - 31 March - The Lord-Lieutenant announces that King Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
and Queen Alexandra intend to visit Ireland within the coming year. - 15 May - The Chief Secretary for Ireland, George WyndhamGeorge WyndhamGeorge Wyndham PC was a British Conservative politician, man of letters, noted for his elegance, and one of The Souls.-Background and education:...
, asks for support for his Irish Land Bill. - 23 May - Extracts from the annual report of the British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
shows that there are 35,717 Irishmen in its service. - 9 June - University of DublinUniversity of DublinThe University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592 Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin, as "the mother of a university" – this date making it...
announces that it is to award degrees to women following a vote. - 14 August - The Wyndham Land Act is passed in the British House of CommonsBritish House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. It offers special incentives to landlords to sell their entire estates. - 5 September - Irish painter Henry Jones ThaddeusHenry Jones ThaddeusHenry Jones Thaddeus was a realist and portrait painter born and trained in County Cork, Ireland.Jones entered the Cork School of Art when he was ten years old. There he studied under the genre painter James Brenan...
is granted permission to paint the first portrait of Pope Pius XPope Pius XPope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
. - 13 November - The 2nd battalion of the Dublin Fusiliers is welcomed home after nearly 20 years of foreign service.
- 22 December - The well-known Irish optician, Patrick CahillPatrick CahillPatrick J. Cahill was an Irish Sinn Féin politician and newspaper editor. He was leader of the Kerry 1st Brigade of the Irish Republican Army. His units operated in and around Tralee during the Irish War of Independence...
, who had the sole privilege of supplying the late Pope Leo XIIIPope Leo XIIIPope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
with spectacles, is to supply the present pontiff, Pope Pius XPope Pius XPope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
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- Independent Orange InstitutionIndependent Orange OrderThe Independent Loyal Orange Institution is an off-shoot of the Orange Institution, a Protestant fraternal organisation based in Northern Ireland.-Foundation:...
is formed, as a breakaway from the Orange InstitutionOrange InstitutionThe Orange Institution is a Protestant fraternal organisation based mainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland, though it has lodges throughout the Commonwealth and United States. The Institution was founded in 1796 near the village of Loughgall in County Armagh, Ireland...
. - Pigeon House generating station in Dublin starts producing electricity.
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- 14 February - England 4 - 0 Ireland (in WolverhamptonWolverhamptonWolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
) - 21 March Scotland 0 - 2 Ireland (in GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
) - 28 March Ireland 2 - 0 Wales (in 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...
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- 14 February - England 4 - 0 Ireland (in Wolverhampton
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- Winners: Distillery
- 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...
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- Winners: Distillery 3 - 1 BohemiansBohemian F.C.Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...
- Winners: Distillery 3 - 1 Bohemians
- BohemiansBohemian F.C.Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...
becomes the first Dublin team to join the Irish Football League. - The OvalThe Oval (Belfast)The Oval is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland.The stadium has been home to Glentoran since 1892. Before that the team used Ormeau Park from 1882 to 1886. Then the team shifted to King's Field in Ballymacarrett for four years until 1890. The team's next destination was Musgrave Park...
football stadium, home of GlentoranGlentoran F.C.Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...
, is rebuilt with the pitch being turned around ninety degrees.
January to June
- 15 January - Joe StynesJoe StynesJoseph Andrew Stynes was an Irish Republican and a sportsman, excelling in particular at Gaelic football and soccer.-In Dublin:...
, Irish RepublicanIrish RepublicanismIrish republicanism is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
and sportsman (d.19911991 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - Limerick City celebrates 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick.*January 6 - The Irish Government and the EC Commission meet in Dublin to officially launch the Irish EC Presidency....
). - 19 January - Alfred Lane Beit, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
politician, art collector and philanthropist, honorary Irish citizen (d.19941994 in Ireland-Events:*April 14 - The Central Bank issues a new £5 note.*April 30 - Ireland wins the 39th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock 'n' Roll Kids....
). - 28 January - Kathleen LonsdaleKathleen LonsdaleDame Kathleen Lonsdale, DBE FRS was a crystallographer, who established the structure of benzene by X-ray diffraction methods in 1929, and hexachlorobenzene by Fourier spectral methods in 1931...
, X-ray crystallographer (d.19711971 in Ireland-Events:* February 15 - Decimalisation: The Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom both switch to decimal currency.*March 20 - Maj. James Chichester-Clark resigns as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. He is succeeded on March 23 by Brian Faulkner....
). - 2 February - Hilton EdwardsHilton EdwardsHilton Edwards was an English-born Irish actor and theatrical producer. He was the son of Thomas George Cecil Edwards and Emily Edwards ....
, actor, director, co-founder of Gate TheatreGate TheatreThe Gate Theatre, in Dublin, was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir, initially using the Abbey Theatre's Peacock studio theatre space to stage important works by European and American dramatists...
(d.19821982 in Ireland-Events:*January 21 - Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.*February 1 - Corporal punishment is banned in schools in the Republic....
). - 5 February - William TeelingWilliam TeelingSir Luke William Burke Teeling was an Irish author, traveller and a Member of Parliament . He was known for his enthusiasm for a Channel Tunnel.-Background:...
, author, traveller and UK politician (d.19751975 in Ireland-Events:*January 7 - Sinéad Bean de Valera dies in Dublin aged 96.*January 30 - Charles Haughey is brought back onto the Fianna Fáil front bench.*February 18 - Aer Lingus hostesses get a new uniform....
). - 23 February - Alec MackieAlec MackieJohn Alexander "Alec" Mackie was an Irish footballer who played as a defender for various clubs, including Arsenal and Portsmouth in the English Football League.-Football career:...
, soccer player (d.19841984 in Northern Ireland-Events:*14 March - Sinn Féin MP Gerry Adams is shot and wounded in Belfast.*2 May - The New Ireland Forum publishes its report presenting three possibilities for discussion: a unitary Irish state, a federal/confederal state and joint sovereignty....
). - 11 March - Michael HilliardMichael HilliardMichael Hilliard was an Irish Fianna Fáil Party politician.He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election, as a TD for Meath–Westmeath. During his career he served in the governments of Seán Lemass and Jack Lynch...
, 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...
, Cabinet Minister and MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(d.19821982 in Ireland-Events:*January 21 - Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.*February 1 - Corporal punishment is banned in schools in the Republic....
). - 13 March - Joseph BlowickJoseph BlowickJoseph Blowick was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1943 as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála for Mayo South. He succeeded Michael Donnellan as leader of the party in 1944. Blowick was appointed to the Cabinet in the two Inter-Party governments, serving under John A....
second leader of Clann na TalmhanClann na TalmhanClann na Talmhan , abbreviated CnaT, was an Irish agrarian political party active between 1939 and 1965.- Formation and Growth :Clann na Talmhan was founded on 29 June 1939 in Athenry, County Galway, in the wake of the breakdown of unification talks between the Irish Farmers Federation and...
, 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...
and Cabinet Minister (d.19701970 in Ireland- January - March :*January 10 - Huge anti-apartheid demonstrations take place as Ireland play South Africa in rugby union.*January 10 - Éamon and Sinéad de Valera celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary....
). - 5 April - Leo RowsomeLeo RowsomeLeo Rowsome was the third generation of an unbroken line of uilleann pipers. He was performer, manufacturer and teacher of the uilleann pipes - the complete master of his instrument...
, teacher, player and maker of uilleann pipesUilleann pipesThe uilleann pipes or //; ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland, their current name, earlier known in English as "union pipes", is a part translation of the Irish-language term píobaí uilleann , from their method of inflation.The bag of the uilleann pipes is inflated by means of a...
(d.19701970 in Ireland- January - March :*January 10 - Huge anti-apartheid demonstrations take place as Ireland play South Africa in rugby union.*January 10 - Éamon and Sinéad de Valera celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary....
). - 12 April - Paddy CollinsPaddy CollinsPaddy 'Fox' Collins was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1929 until 1938.-Club:...
, Cork hurler (d.19951995 in Ireland-Events:*January 27 - Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.*February 2 - President Mary Robinson addresses a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas....
). - 25 May - Ewart MilneEwart MilneEwart Milne was an Irish poet who described himself on various book jackets as "a sailor before the mast, ambulance driver and courier during the Spanish Civil War, a land worker and estate manager in England during and after World War 2" and also "an enthusiast for lost causes - national,...
, poet (d.19871987 in Ireland-Events:*January 20 - Labour ministers resign from the government over a disagreement over budget proposals.*February 19 - A general election returns a Fianna Fáil minority government with Charles Haughey as Taoiseach....
). - 8 June - Harry DugganHarry Duggan (footballer)Henry Anthony Duggan , commonly referred to as Harry Duggan, is a former Irish footballer. Described as a talented and speedy right winger, he played for both Leeds United and Newport County...
, soccer player (d.19681968 in Ireland-Events:*8 January - Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill meet for talks in Dublin.*10 March - Minister for Education Donogh O'Malley collapses and dies while campaigning in County Clare....
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July to December
- 18 July - Charles HillCharles Hill (cricketer)Charles Merrin Hill was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in July 1927.-References:...
, cricketer (d.19821982 in Ireland-Events:*January 21 - Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.*February 1 - Corporal punishment is banned in schools in the Republic....
). - 5 August - Achey KellyAchey KellyAcheson William Blake "Achey" Kelly was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team in the 1920s including one first-class match...
, cricketer (d.19611961 in IrelandSee also:1960 in Ireland,other events of 1961,1962 in Ireland-----Events:*January 6 - Lieutenant-General Seán Mac Eoin flies out of Dublin en route to the Congo. He is taking up his new post as General Commanding Officer of the United Nations....
). - 17 September - Frank O'ConnorFrank O'ConnorFrank O’Connor was an Irish author of over 150 works, best known for his short stories and memoirs.-Early life:...
, short story writer and memoirist (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....
). - 6 October - Ernest WaltonErnest WaltonErnest Thomas Sinton Walton was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate for his work with John Cockcroft with "atom-smashing" experiments done at Cambridge University in the early 1930s, and so became the first person in history to artificially split the atom, thus ushering the nuclear age...
, physicist, 1951 Nobel Prize for Physics (d.19951995 in Ireland-Events:*January 27 - Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.*February 2 - President Mary Robinson addresses a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas....
). - 23 October - Patrick CoganPatrick CoganPatrick Cogan was an Irish politician. A farmer by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1938 general election as an independent Teachta Dála for the Wicklow constituency. At the 1943 general election he was elected as a Clann na Talmhan TD for Wicklow and he was re-elected at...
, Independent TD (d.19771977 in Ireland-Events:*January 29 - Seven Irish Republican Army bombs explode in the West End of London, but there are no fatalities or serious injuries.*February 4 - British police discover an IRA bomb factory in Liverpool....
). - 1 November - Max AdrianMax AdrianMax Adrian was a Northern Irish stage, film and television actor and singer. He was a founding member of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre....
, actor (d.19731973 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - Ireland joins the European Economic Community along with Britain and Denmark.*January 6 - Patrick Hillery is appointed Social Affairs Commissioner in the European Economic Community....
). - 18 December - Harry ForsythHarry ForsythHarry Hollingsworth Forsyth was an Irish cricketer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. A left-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played one first-class match for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in June 1926. He scored 43 runs in the Dublin University first innings...
, cricketer (d.20042004 in Ireland-Events:*1 January – Ireland takes over as President of the European Commission.*1 January – Scouting Ireland was founded.*28 February – Five people are killed in a bus crash at Wellington Quay, Dublin....
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- Leo MaguireLeo MaguirePatrick Leo Maguire, was an Irish singer, songwriter, and radio broadcaster.Born in Dublin's inner city, Maguire trained as a baritone under Vincent O'Brien, John McCormack's voice teacher. For many years he performed with the Dublin Operatic Society.Maguire was a prolific composer, writing over...
, singer, songwriter and radio broadcaster (d.19851985 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - Cork City celebrates 800 years as a chartered city.*February 26 - Former minister Desmond O'Malley is expelled from the Fianna Fáil Party.*February 28 - The IRA kills nine Royal Ulster Constabulary officers in a mortar attack at Newry station....
). - Stanley WoodsStanley WoodsStanley Woods Dublin, an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School, Dublin. Stanley started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson...
, motor cycle racer, with 29 Grand Prix wins and 10 Isle of Man TTIsle of Man TTThe International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
wins (d.19931993 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - The Single European Market comes into effect.*January 12 - Albert Reynolds is elected Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann. A Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition government comes to power....
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Deaths
- 9 February - Charles Gavan DuffyCharles Gavan DuffyAdditional Reading*, Allen & Unwin, 1973.*John Mitchel, A Cause Too Many, Aidan Hegarty, Camlane Press.*Thomas Davis, The Thinker and Teacher, Arthur Griffith, M.H. Gill & Son 1922....
, nationalistIrish nationalismIrish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
and Australian colonial politician (b.18161816 in Ireland-Events:* The Year Without a Summer - Famine and typhoid kills 65,000 people * Belfast Savings Bank founded .*Templemore Market House is built, County Tipperary* The Ha'penny Bridge is built over Dublin's River Liffey...
). - 5 April - Mary Anne SadlierMary Anne SadlierMary Anne Sadlier was an Irish author.Born Mary Anne Madden in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, Ireland, Sadlier published roughly sixty novels and numerous stories. She wrote for Irish immigrants in both the United States and Canada, enouraging them to attend mass and retain the Catholic faith...
, novelist (b.18201820 in Ireland-Births:*31 May - Timothy Burns, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1851 to 1853 .*3 June - Thomas William Moffett, scholar, educationalist and President of Queen's College Galway ....
). - 27 April - William Travers, lawyer, politician, explorer, and naturalist in New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(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 ....
). - 25 July - John Michael ClancyJohn Michael ClancyJohn Michael Clancy was a United States Representative from New York. Born in County Laois, Ireland, he immigrated with his parents to the United States and settled in New York City...
, Democrat United States Representative from New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(b.18371837 in Ireland-Events:* Shaw's Bank merges with the Royal Bank of Ireland .* August - Following a very cold summer there is widespread failure of the potato crop, as in 1836, leading to famine later in the year.-Births:...
). - 12 September - Maxwell Henry CloseMaxwell Henry CloseMaxwell Henry Close was an Irish Church of Ireland clergyman and geologist who also contributed to the preservation of the Irish language.-Life:...
, geologist (b.18221822 in Ireland-Events:* 21 September HMS Confiance was wrecked between Mizen Head and Three Castles Head. All 100 aboard were lost-Births:*16 February - James Thomson, engineer and physicist ....
). - 22 October - William Edward Hartpole LeckyWilliam Edward Hartpole LeckyWilliam Edward Hartpole Lecky, OM was an Irish historian.-Early life:Born at Newtown Park, near Dublin, he was the eldest son of John Hartpole Lecky, a landowner....
, historian (b.18381838 in Ireland-Events:*Foundation of a temperance society in Cork known as the Knights of Father Mathew by Theobald Mathew, a capuchin friar.*Tithe Act.*Poor Law Act....
). - 24 October - James William AdamsJames William AdamsJames William Adams VC was born in Cork and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
, 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 1879 at Killa Kazi, AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
(b.18391839 in Ireland-Events:*The Ulster Railway began construction of a railway line between Belfast and Lisburn.*Marquess of Donegall lays the foundation stone for the Palm House in Belfast Botanic Gardens....
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- Charles O'HeaCharles O'HeaFather Charles Adolphus O'Hea OSA was a Catholic Priest best-known today as the man who baptised Ned Kelly, and who ministered to him before the bushranger was hanged in 1880....
, Catholic Priest, baptised Ned KellyNed KellyEdward "Ned" Kelly was an Irish Australian bushranger. He is considered by some to be merely a cold-blooded cop killer — others, however, consider him to be a folk hero and symbol of Irish Australian resistance against the Anglo-Australian ruling class.Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish...
and ministered to him before he was hanged in 1880 (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 ....
). - Walter OsborneWalter OsborneWalter Frederick Osborne was an Irish impressionist landscape and portrait painter. Most of his paintings featured women, children, and the elderly as well as rural scenes.-Career:...
, painter (b.18591859 in Ireland-Events:* Irish general election.* The Irish Times is founded.* Ulster Hall, concert venue in Belfast, is built.-Births:*3 January - Maurice Healy, lawyer, politician and MP .*30 January - Tony Mullane, Major League Baseball player ....
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