Ireland

1824

Physicist and mathematician, Sir William Thomson, first Baron Kelvin of Largs, is born in College Square East, Belfast

Ireland

Physicist and mathematician, Sir William Thomson, first Baron Kelvin of Largs, is born in College Square East, Belfast. This June 26, 1824 entry records a moment in Celtic history …

1824

An Act establishes free trade in manufactured articles between Britain and Ireland

Ireland

An Act establishes free trade in manufactured articles between Britain and Ireland. This April 12, 1824 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1824

Thomas Devin Reilly, journalist and editor, is born in Co. Monaghan

Ireland

Thomas Devin Reilly (30 March 1824 – 5 March 1854) was an Irish revolutionary, Young Irelander and journalist. Thomas Devin Reilly was born in Monaghan Town on 30 March 1824, the …

1824

William Allingham, poet and diarist, is born in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

Ireland

William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem “The Faeries” was much …

1825

African explorer William Blake born.

Ireland

African explorer William Blake born. This 27, 1825 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1825

The Catholic Association, dissolved

Ireland

The Catholic Association, dissolved. This July 13, 1825 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1825

Annie French Hector, is born in Dublin.

Ireland

Annie French Hector, a Dublin-born novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Mrs. Alexander, is born in 1825. She achieved great popularity in the late 19th century, publishing over …

1825

The House of Lords rejects the Catholic Emancipation Bill which would disenfranchise Irish forty-shilling free-holders and put clergy on state salaries

Ireland

The House of Lords rejects the Catholic Emancipation Bill which would disenfranchise Irish forty-shilling free-holders and put clergy on state salaries. This May 18, 1825 entry …

1825

Robert Byron (later Lord Byron) died at Missolinghi, Greece.

Ireland

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and peer. George Gordon Byron was born on 22 January 1788, on Holles Street in London, …

1825

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Young Irelander, journalist and promoter of Canadian Federation, is born

Ireland

Thomas D’Arcy McGee (13 April 1825 – 7 April 1868) was an Irish-Canadian politician, Catholic spokesman, journalist, poet, and a Father of Canadian Confederation. The young …

1825

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Nationalist, writer, and Canadian politician, born in Carlingford, Co. Louth

Ireland

Thomas D’Arcy McGee (13 April 1825 – 7 April 1868) was an Irish-Canadian politician, Catholic spokesman, journalist, poet, and a Father of Canadian Confederation. The young …

1826

Henry Smith, mathematician, born in Dublin

Ireland

Henry Smith, mathematician, born in Dublin. This November 2, 1826 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.