1875
Charles Stewart Parnell is elected MP for Co. Meath
Ireland
Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He led the Irish Parliamentary Party. He played an …
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Ireland
1875
Novelist Katherine Cecil Thurston, née Madden, is born in Cork
Ireland
Katherine Cecil Thurston, born Kathleen Annie Josephine Madden (18 April 1874 – 5 September 1911), was an Irish novelist, best known for two political thrillers. Born Kathleen …
1875
MP for Tipperary, John Mitchel is re-elected on this date, dies eight days later
Ireland
John Mitchel, an Irish nationalist, journalist, and political figure, was re-elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tipperary on April 16, 1875. His re-election was notable …
1875
Thomas Stephens, died
Ireland
Thomas Stephens, a Welsh historian and critic, died in 1875. He was a notable figure in Welsh history and made significant contributions to the field of Welsh scholarship. He was …
1876
The Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language is formed in Dublin
Ireland
The Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (SPIL; Irish: Cumann Buan-Choimeádta na Gaeilge) was a cultural organisation in late 19th-century Ireland, which was part of …
1876
The Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language is formed in Dublin
Ireland
The Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (SPIL; Irish: Cumann Buan-Choimeádta na Gaeilge) was a cultural organisation in late 19th-century Ireland, which was part of …
1876
Henry Robinson Allen, tenor and composer, dies
Ireland
Henry Robinson Allen (1809 – 27 November 1876) was an Irish-born operatic tenor. Allen was born in Cork, Ireland and received his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music, …
1876
Sir Richard Dawson Bates, unionist politician and minister in Northern Ireland is born in Belfast
Ireland
Sir Richard Dawson Bates, 1st Baronet OBE PC JP DL (23 November 1876 – 10 June 1949), known as Dawson Bates, was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the House of Commons of …
1876
Jerome Connor, sculptor, is born near Anascaul, Co. Kerry
Ireland
Jerome Connor, sculptor, is born near Anascaul, Co. Kerry. This October 12, 1876 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1876
The Irish Republican Brotherhood Supreme Council withdraws its support from the Home Rule movement
Ireland
The Irish Republican Brotherhood Supreme Council withdraws its support from the Home Rule movement. This August 20, 1876 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1876
The ship Catalpa arrives in U.S. with Irish Fenian prisoners rescued from Australia
Ireland
The ship Catalpa arrives in U.S. with Irish Fenian prisoners rescued from Australia. This August 19, 1876 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1876
Seven Scots, including John Stuart Forbes, were in the US, 7th Cavalry with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Ireland
Seven Scots, including John Stuart Forbes, were in the US, 7th Cavalry with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. This June 25, 1876 entry records a moment in Celtic …