1879
National Land League of Mayo is founded
Ireland
National Land League of Mayo is founded. This August 16, 1879 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1879
Séamus O'Sullivan, born
Ireland
Seumas or Seamus O’Sullivan (born James Sullivan Starkey; 17 July 1879 – 24 March 1958) was an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine. His father, William Starkey …
1879
Joseph Campbell, born
Ireland
Joseph Campbell (15 July 1879 – 6 June 1944) was an Irish poet and lyricist. He wrote under the Gaelic form of his name Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil (also Seosamh MacCathmhaoil) Campbell …
1879
Hugh Kennedy, born
Ireland
Hugh Edward Kennedy (11 July 1879 – 1 December 1936) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician, barrister and judge who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1924 to 1936, a …
1879
Jack White, journalist and author, is born in Cork
Ireland
Captain James Robert “Jack” White, DSO (1879–1946) was an Irish republican and libertarian socialist. After colonial service in the British military, he entered Irish …
1879
Sir William Wheeler, surgeon, is born in Dublin
Ireland
Sir William Wheeler, surgeon, is born in Dublin. This May 8, 1879 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1879
Birth of novelist Maurice Walsh in Listowel
Ireland
Maurice Walsh (21 April 1879 – 18 February 1964) was an Irish novelist, now best known for his short story “The Quiet Man”, later made into the Oscar-winning film The …
1879
Robert Lynd, essayist and critic, is born in Belfast
Ireland
Robert Wilson Lynd (20 April 1879 – 6 October 1949) was an Irish writer, editor of poetry, urbane literary essayist, socialist and Irish nationalist. Lynd was born at 3 Brookhill …
1879
Terence MacSwiney, Irish patriot and Lord Mayor of Cork, is born
Ireland
Terence James MacSwiney (/məkˈswiːni/; Irish: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn …
1880
Irish Football Assocation formed in Belfast
Ireland
The IFA was formed on 18 November 1880 by seven football clubs mostly in the Belfast area, as the organising body for the sport across all of Ireland. A meeting was called by …
1880
Dr Henry Faulds, published a letter first evidence that fingerprints could be used as proof of guilt or innocence in legal cases.
Ireland
Dr. Henry Faulds, a Scottish medical missionary working in Japan, publishes a groundbreaking letter in Nature magazine on October 28, 1880, presenting the first scientific evidence …
1880
Fanny Parnell launches the Ladies Land League in New York
Ireland
Fanny Parnell launches the Ladies Land League in New York. This October 24, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.