Celtic history archive
1883
Ireland
Death of Edward FitzGerald, poet and translator of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. This June 14, 1883 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1883
Ireland
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha ( 10 March 1883 – 19 November 1964) and his brother Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha were Irish language writers, teachers and storytellers, from County Kerry, …
1884
Ireland
Birth in Hillsborough, Co. Down of Harry Ferguson, engineer, inventor, and pioneer of the modern tractor. This November 4, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
1884
Ireland
Founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association. This November 1, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1884
Ireland
The gunboat HMS Wasp is wrecked off Tory Island, Co. Donegal, with the loss of 52 lives; there are eight survivors. This September 22, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1884
Ireland
Louise Gavan Duffy (Irish: Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh, 17 July 1884 – 12 October 1969) was an educator, an Irish language enthusiast and a Gaelic revivalist, setting up the first …
1884
Ireland
Birth in Athlone of John McCormack, tenor and papal count. This June 14, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1884
Ireland
Mary Colum in Collooney, Co. Sligo, born. This June 13, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1884
Ireland
Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd are married. This May 28, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1884
Ireland
William Conor, painter, born in Belfast. This May 6, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1884
Ireland
Birth of William Casey, dramatist and Times editor. This May 2, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1884
Ireland
Tomás Mac Curtain (20 March 1884 – 20 March 1920) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Cork until he was assassinated by the Royal Irish Constabulary. …