April 08

1719

Viscount Edmond Pery, speaker of the House of Commons, born

Ireland

Edmund Sexton Pery, 1st Viscount Pery (8 April 1719 – 24 February 1806; middle name also spelt Sexten) was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as Speaker of the Irish House of …

1805

Sir William Rowan Hamilton, mathematician and astronomer, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Sir William Rowan Hamilton MRIA, FRAS (3/4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the Andrews Professor of Astronomy at …

1816

Sir Frederick Burton, painter, is born in Corofin, Co. Clare

Ireland

Sir Frederick Burton, painter, is born in Corofin, Co. Clare. This April 8, 1816 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1834

Sir Jonah Barrington, the Irish Parliaments leading opponent of the Union with Britain and author, dies

Ireland

Born in 1760, fourth of six children of John Barrington, landowner in Queen’s Co. Admitted to the bar in 1788 and eventually became a Judge of the High Court of Admiralty. The 1798 …

1861

John George Adair evicts 244 tenants on his estate at Derryveagh, Co. Donegal

Ireland

John George Adair evicts 244 tenants on his estate at Derryveagh, Co. Donegal. This April 8, 1861 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1867

A. E. (George Russell), pivotal Irish Renaissance poet, painter, journalist and mystic, is born

Ireland

A. E. (George Russell), pivotal Irish Renaissance poet, painter, journalist and mystic, is born. This April 8, 1867 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland. …

1886

Home Rule Bill introduced in English Parliament by Gladstone

Ireland

Home Rule Bill introduced in English Parliament by Gladstone. This April 8, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1923

Edward Mulhare, actor, is born in Co. Cork

Ireland

Edward Mulhare, actor, is born in Co. Cork. This April 8, 1923 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1923

Gretta Bowen, artist known as the Irish Grandma Moses, died

Ireland

Gretta Bowen, artist known as the Irish Grandma Moses, died. This April 8, 1923 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.