1870
Jem Mace defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn
Ireland
Jem Mace defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn. This May 10, 1870 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1870
Sir James Young Simpson advocate of chloroform, died.
Ireland
Sir James Young Simpson advocate of chloroform, died. This May 6, 1870 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1870
Birth in Dublin of Robert Tressell, born Noonan, author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Ireland
Robert Phillipe Noonan (17 April 1870 – 3 February 1911), born Robert Croker, and best known by the pen name Robert Tressell, was an Irish writer best known for his novel The …
1871
The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, opens with a performance of She Stoops to Conquer
Ireland
The Gaiety Theatre is a theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, off Grafton Street and close to St. Stephen’s Green. It specialises in operatic and musical …
1871
Margaret Emmeline Conway Dobbs, Irish historian, is born
Ireland
Margaret Emmeline Conway Dobbs, also known as Máire Mac an tSaoi, was born on November 04, 1922, in Cork, Ireland. She was an Irish historian, language activist, and poet. Her life …
1871
Gen. John O'Neill and a small force of Fenians invade Canada at Pembina, Manitoba
Ireland
Gen. John O’Neill and a small force of Fenians invade Canada at Pembina, Manitoba. This October 3, 1871 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1871
Birth of Jack B. Yeats, painter and author, in London
Ireland
Birth of Jack B. Yeats, painter and author, in London. This August 29, 1871 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1871
John Miller Andrews, born
Ireland
John Miller Andrews, CH, PC (Ire) (17 July 1871 – 5 August 1956) was the second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1940 to 1943. Andrews was born in Comber, County Down, …
1871
Gerald O'Donovan, born
Ireland
Gerald O’Donovan (born Jeremiah Donovan; 15 July 1871 – 26 July 1942) was an Irish priest and writer. Jeremiah Donovan was born in Kilkeel, County Down, the son of a pier …
1871
The Westmeath Act allows detention without trial for agrarian offences
Ireland
The Westmeath Act allows detention without trial for agrarian offences. This June 16, 1871 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1871
Joseph Shanahan, missionary bishop in Africa, is born near Templederry, Co. Tipperary
Ireland
Joseph Shanahan, missionary bishop in Africa, is born near Templederry, Co. Tipperary. This June 6, 1871 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1871
John Fitzpatrick, Labor leader and Irish nationalist is born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Ireland
John Fitzpatrick (1871–1946) was an Irish-born American trade union leader. He is best remembered as the longtime head of the powerful Chicago Federation of Labor, from 1906 until …