Ireland

1864

General Patrick Cleburne is killed in command of his division at a battle in Franklin, Tennessee

Ireland

Major-General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (March 16, 1828 – November 30, 1864) was a senior officer in the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western Theater of the …

1864

The first public performance of Arrah-na-pogue at Dublins Theatre Royal

Ireland

Arrah-na-Pogue, also known as Arrah-na-Pogue; or the Wicked Wedding, is a play in 3 acts by Dion Boucicault. Along with The Colleen Bawn (1860) and The Shaughraun (1874), it is …

1864

Col. James Mulligan, who commanded Mulligans Irish Brigade, dies of wounds sustained at the 3rd Battle of Winchester

Ireland

Col. James Mulligan, who commanded Mulligans Irish Brigade, dies of wounds sustained at the 3rd Battle of Winchester. This September 22, 1864 entry records a moment in Celtic …

1864

Roger Casement, British consular official and Irish nationalist, is born in Sandycove, Co. Dublin

Ireland

Roger Casement, British consular official and Irish nationalist, is born in Sandycove, Co. Dublin. This September 1, 1864 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …

1864

Charles Joly, astronomer, is born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Ireland

Charles Joly, astronomer, is born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. This June 27, 1864 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1864

Death of William Smith O’Brien, leading member of the literary-political Young Ireland movement

Ireland

Death of William Smith O’Brien, leading member of the literary-political Young Ireland movement. This June 18, 1864 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland. …

1864

Neilí Ni Bhriain, Irish Gaelic League activist, is born

Ireland

Neilí Ni Bhriain, Irish Gaelic League activist, is born. This June 4, 1864 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1864

Birth in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford of Sir Henry Wilson

Ireland

Sir Henry Wilson is born in Edgeworthstown, County Longford, on May 5, 1864. A career British Army officer, he rises to become Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1918 to …

1864

William Ellison, clergyman and the sixth director of the Armagh Observatory, is born

Ireland

William Ellison, clergyman and the sixth director of the Armagh Observatory, is born. This April 28, 1864 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1864

Charlotte Milligan Fox, collector of folk music, is born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone

Ireland

Charlotte Olivia Milligan Fox (17 March 1864 – 25 March 1916) was an Irish composer, folk music collector and writer. Fox was a prolific composer of songs, with some which being …

1864

Archbishop Paul Cullen issues a pastoral for St. Patrick's Day denouncing Fenianism

Ireland

Paul Cullen (April 29, 1803-October 24, 1878) was a cardinal, and the Catholic primate of Ireland. He was born in Prospect, Kildare. He was rector of the Irish College (1832-1850) …

1864

Daniel Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne and advocate of Irish independence, is born in Charleville, Co. Cork

Ireland

Daniel Patrick Mannix (4 March 1864 – 6 November 1963) was an Irish-born Catholic bishop. Mannix was the Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years and one of the most influential public …