Celtic history archive
1880
Ireland
Dr Marie Stopes, founder of first modern birth control clinic, born Edinburgh. This October 15, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1880
Ireland
Nationalist and Gaelic League activist, Mary Ellen Spring-Rice is born. This October 14, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1880
Ireland
Viscount Mountmorres is killed near Clonbur, Co. Galway. This September 25, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1880
Ireland
Refusing to work for offending landlords, farmers demonstrated their united power in Mayo against Captain Boycott in 1880. The Prime Minister, W E Gladstone, drafted a Land Act in …
1880
Ireland
Captain Charles Boycott, the land agent for Lord Erne in County Mayo, became the unwilling namesake of a new form of peaceful protest — “boycotting” — during the Irish Land War in …
1880
Ireland
Charles Stewart Parnell (June 27, 1846 - October 06, 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; …
1880
Ireland
Death of Ellen Kean, one of the greatest actresses of her time. This August 20, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1880
Ireland
Five people drown in Derrybeg, Co. Donegal when a chapel is flooded during Mass. This August 15, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1880
Ireland
William Thomas Cosgrave, Irish statesman and founding leader of the Irish Free State, is born in Dublin on June 6, 1880. A member of Sinn Féin, he participated in the 1916 Easter …
1880
Ireland
Birth in Dublin of William Thomas Cosgrave, the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. This June 5, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1880
Ireland
Charles Stewart Parnell is elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party. This May 17, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1880
Ireland
The Royal University of Ireland received its royal charter on April 27, 1880. It operated as an examining and degree-awarding university whose examinations were available without …