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Births. 1 January – Thomas Westropp Bennett, Cumann na nGaedheal member of the Seanad, Cathaoirleach of Seanad (died 1962). 25 January – Dolway Walkington, Irish national rugby union captain (died 1926). 9 February – James Douglas, journalist (died 1940). 10 April – George William Russell, critic, poet and artist (died 1935).
Great Irish Famine: A potato blight destroys two-thirds of Ireland's staple crop, leading to an estimated 1 million deaths and emigration of a further 1 million people. [27] 1867: 5 March: Fenian Rising. 1879-1882: The "Land War," a period of rural agitation for fair rents and free sale of land to liberate Irish peasants from generations of ...
v. t. e. The Fenian Rising of 1867 (Irish: Éirí Amach na bhFíníní, 1867, IPA: [ˈeːɾʲiː əˈmˠax n̪ˠə ˈvʲiːnʲiːnʲiː]) was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). After the suppression of the Irish People newspaper in September 1865, disaffection among Irish radical ...
18 April – The Minister for Education, Donogh O'Malley, revealed his plan for a single multi-denominational University of Dublin. This would combine University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. The plan was not enacted. 30 June – Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Ireland for a holiday with her children, Caroline and John.
1552 – Belfast Castle is rebuilt and fortified by Sir James Croft, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and put under the command of Hugh Mac Neil Og. [13] 1555 – Hugh Mac Neil Og is killed by Scottish raiders and command of Belfast Castle is granted to Randolphus Lane. [13] 1571 – Belfast Castle and surrounding lands are granted to Sir Thomas Smith ...
Ireland was part of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1922. For almost all of this period, the island was governed by the UK Parliament in London through its Dublin Castle administration in Ireland. Ireland underwent considerable difficulties in the 19th century, especially the Great Famine of the 1840s which started a population decline that ...
24 May - Deirdre Gribbin, composer. 2 June - Alan Rutherford, cricketer. 12 July - Sean Connor, footballer and manager. 1 October - Geraldine Heaney, defenceman (ice hockey) and head coach. 22 October - Dawn Purvis, leader of the Progressive Unionist Party and MLA. 24 October - Terence Bannon, mountaineer.
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