1886
Crofters Holding Act passed providing limited security of tenure.
Ireland
Crofters Holding Act passed providing limited security of tenure. This June 24, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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Ireland
1886
Molly Malone reputedly dies of the fever
Ireland
Molly Malone reputedly dies of the fever. This June 13, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1886
Gladstones Home Rule Bill is defeated
Ireland
Gladstones Home Rule Bill is defeated. This June 8, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1886
Alasdair Mac Cába, pro-Treaty nationalist, is born in Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Ireland
Alasdair Mac Cába, pro-Treaty nationalist, politician, and founder of the Educational Building Society (EBS), is born in Ballymote, Co. Sligo. A committed nationalist, Mac Cába …
1886
Months of serious rioting begin in Belfast on this date
Ireland
Months of serious rioting begin in Belfast on this date. This June 4, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1886
Richard Mulcahy, pro-Treaty nationalist and Fine Gael politician, is born in Waterford
Ireland
Richard Mulcahy, pro-Treaty nationalist and Fine Gael politician, is born in Waterford. This May 10, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1886
Jack Beattie, socialist politician and trade unionist, is born in Belfast
Ireland
Jack Beattie, socialist politician and trade unionist, is born in Belfast. This April 14, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1886
Home Rule Bill introduced in English Parliament by Gladstone
Ireland
Home Rule Bill introduced in English Parliament by Gladstone. This April 8, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1886
Lord Randolph Churchill gives his destructive speech - Ulster will Fight and Ulster will be Right
Ireland
Lord Randolph Churchill gives his destructive speech - Ulster will Fight and Ulster will be Right. This February 22, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1886
The Irish Catholic Hierarchy formally endorses Home Rule
Ireland
The Irish Catholic Hierarchy formally endorses Home Rule. This February 16, 1886 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1887
Winifred Carney, trade unionist and revolutionary, is born in Bangor, Co. Down
Ireland
Maria Winifred Carney (4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943), also known as Winnie Carney, was an Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish independence activist. She was born on …
1887
Joseph Mary Plunkett, Irish patriot and poet, is born in Dublin
Ireland
Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist, republican, poet, journalist, revolutionary and a leader of the 1916 …