Celtic history archive
1852
Ireland
Patrick Augustine Sheehan (17 March 1852 – 5 October 1913) was an Irish Catholic priest, author and political activist. He was usually known as Canon Sheehan after his 1903 …
1852
Ireland
Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (née Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Anglo-Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, …
1852
Ireland
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet and lyricist, popularly regarded in his time as his country’s “national bard”. It was a …
1852
Ireland
George Moore, novelist, playwright and critic, is born in Ballyglass, Co. Mayo. This February 24, 1852 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1852
Ireland
Louis Brennan, a notable inventor and engineer, was born on January 28, 1852, in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. He is best known for his invention of the Brennan torpedo, one of …
1853
Ireland
Union Theological College is the theological college for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and is situated in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The college was founded in 1853 as the …
1853
Ireland
Sir William Ridgeway, FBA FRAI (6 August 1853 – 12 August 1926) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and the Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. Sir …
1853
Ireland
The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time. This June 28, 1853 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1853
Ireland
Sir Hall Caine (May 14, 1853 - August 31, 1931) was a British novelist and playwright born Thomas Henry Hall Caine at Runcorn, Cheshire, England and educated in Liverpool. He was …
1853
Ireland
The Ossianic Society was an Irish literary society founded in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day, 1853, taking its name from the poetic material associated with the ancient narrator …
1853
Ireland
The Queen Victoria sinks in a storm off Howth, with the loss of 55 lives. This February 14, 1853 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1854
Ireland
The Catholic University of Ireland is opened with J. H. Newman as its first rector. This November 3, 1854 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.