Ireland

1851

Charles Plummer, Irish language scholar and editor of Lives of the Irish Saints, is born

Ireland

Charles Plummer, FBA (1851–1927) was an English historian and cleric, best known as the editor of Sir John Fortescue’s The Governance of England, and for coining the term …

1852

Aeneas Coffey, inventor of the Coffey Still, dies

Ireland

Coffey was born in 1780. According to some sources he was born in Ireland most likely in Co. Dublin or Co. Wicklow. Some references refer to his birth in Calais, France, in 1780 to …

1852

Donegal-born Brigadier Michael Corcorans Irish Legion is mustered into the Federal service

Ireland

Michael Corcoran (September 21, 1827 – December 22, 1863) was an Irish-American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a close confidant of President Abraham …

1852

William O'Brien, writer and nationalist, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork

Ireland

William O’Brien, the Irish nationalist, journalist, and writer, was born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. He was born on October 2, 1852. William O’Brien was a …

1852

Birth of Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who discovered helium, xenon, neon, argon, radon and krypton.

Ireland

Birth of Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who discovered helium, xenon, neon, argon, radon and krypton. This October 2, 1852 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …

1852

Sir Charles Stanford, composer, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Sir Charles Stanford, composer, is born in Dublin. This September 30, 1852 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1852

Death of Arthur Wellesley, alias the Duke of Wellington

Ireland

Death of Arthur Wellesley, better known as the Duke of Wellington, occurs on September 14, 1852, at the age of 83. Born in Dublin in 1769, Wellington rose to fame as one of …

1852

The last day of the Tenant League Conference in Dublin

Ireland

The last day of the Tenant League Conference in Dublin. This September 9, 1852 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1852

A conference of the Tenant League in Dublin adopts a policy of independent opposition in Parliament

Ireland

A conference of the Tenant League in Dublin adopts a policy of independent opposition in Parliament. This September 8, 1852 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …

1852

The Magnetc Telegraph Company links Britain and Ireland via submarine telegraph cable

Ireland

The British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company (also called the Magnetic Telegraph Company or the Magnetic) was founded by John Brett in 1850. The Magnetic was the principal …

1852

Robert Cunningham Graham born

Ireland

Robert Bontine Cunningham Graham was born on May 24, 1852. A multifaceted and influential figure in Scottish political and literary life, he was: - The son of a Scottish laird, …

1852

Anna Catherine Parnell, is born in Avondale, Co. Wicklow

Ireland

Anna Catherine Parnell, sister of Charles Stewart Parnell and Fanny Parnell, is born in Avondale, County Wicklow, on May 13, 1852. A passionate nationalist and social reformer, she …