1855
Birth of Feargus Edward O’Connor, Chartist leader
Ireland
Birth of Feargus Edward O’Connor, Chartist leader. This August 30, 1855 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1855
Last ever Donnybrook Fair, held in Dublin since 1204. The general uproar of the annual event results in its suspension
Ireland
Last ever Donnybrook Fair, held in Dublin since 1204. The general uproar of the annual event results in its suspension. This August 21, 1855 entry records a moment in Celtic …
1855
Timothy Michael Healy, Irish politicians, born in Bantry, Co. Cork
Ireland
Timothy Michael Healy, Irish politicians, born in Bantry, Co. Cork. This May 17, 1855 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1855
The Dublin-Belfast railway line is completed
Ireland
The Belfast–Dublin Main Line is a main and busiest railway route on the island of Ireland that connects Dublin Connolly station in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast Lanyon Place …
1855
Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, dies during pregnancy
Ireland
Charlotte Brontë (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became …
1856
Cardinal Patrick O'Donnell, born near Glenties, Co. Donegal
Ireland
Patrick Joseph Cardinal O’Donnell (28 November 1856 – 22 November 1927) was an Irish senior prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Armagh from 1924 until …
1856
Birth of Irish Nationalist Party leader John Redmond in Ballytrent, Co. Wexford
Ireland
Birth of Irish Nationalist Party leader John Redmond in Ballytrent, Co. Wexford. This September 1, 1856 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1856
Birth at Holytown of John Keir Hardie, coal miner and founder of the Labour Party.
Ireland
Birth at Holytown of John Keir Hardie, coal miner and founder of the Labour Party. This August 15, 1856 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1856
George Bernard Shaw, born
Ireland
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His …
1856
William Massey, New Zealand Prime Minister, is born in Londonderry
Ireland
William Ferguson Massey PC (26 March 1856 – 10 May 1925) was a politician who served as the 19th prime minister of New Zealand from May 1912 to May 1925. He was the founding leader …
1856
Frank Harris, writer and journalist, is born in Galway
Ireland
Frank Harris, writer and journalist, is born in Galway. This February 14, 1856 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1856
Alfred Denis Godley, classical scholar and writer, is born in Ashfield, Co. Cavan
Ireland
Alfred Denis Godley (22 January 1856 – 27 June 1925) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and author of humorous poems. Godley was born in Ashfield, County Cavan, to Rev James …