Ireland

1889

Birth in Castlebar of singer Margaret Burke Sheridan

Ireland

Birth in Castlebar of singer Margaret Burke Sheridan. This September 15, 1889 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1889

Birth in Belfast of Sean McEntee, Fianna Fail politician

Ireland

Birth in Belfast of Sean McEntee, Fianna Fail politician. This August 22, 1889 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1889

Last official bare knuckle title fight

Ireland

Jack Kilrain is perhaps best known for challenging champion John L. Sullivan in 1889 in the last world heavyweight championship prizefight decided with bare knuckles under London …

1889

Helen Waddell, Irish scholar, translator and novelist, is born in Tokyo

Ireland

Helen Waddell, Irish scholar, translator and novelist, is born in Tokyo. This May 31, 1889 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1889

Patrick McGilligan, pro-Treaty nationalist and politician, is born in Coleraine, Co. Derry-Londonderry

Ireland

Patrick McGilligan, pro-Treaty nationalist and politician, is born in Coleraine, Co. Derry-Londonderry. This April 12, 1889 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …

1889

Actor Barry Macollum is born

Ireland

Barry Macollum, born on April 6, 1889, in what is now Northern Ireland, established a distinguished career as an actor in the United States, notably in both film and television. …

1889

Robert Gibbings, illustrator and writer, is born in Cork

Ireland

Robert John Gibbings (23 March 1889 – 19 January 1958) was an Irish artist and author who was most noted for his work as a wood engraver and sculptor, and for his books on travel …

1889

Harry Clarke, artist, known chiefly for stained-glass work, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Henry Patrick Clarke RHA (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and …

1889

Richard Piggott is exposed as forger of Times Phoenix Park letters

Ireland

Richard Pigott (1835 – 1 March 1889) was an Irish journalist, best known for his forging of evidence that Charles Stewart Parnell of the Irish National Land League had been …

1890

Dion Fortune (Violet Mary Firth) Welsh occultist born

Ireland

Dion Fortune was born Violet Mary Firth at her family home on Bryn-y-Bia Road in Llandudno, North Wales on 6th December 1890 into a family of Christian Scientists. Dion Fortune …

1890

Six days of Irish Parliamentary Party debates begin, only to end in a split, with the majority opposing Parnell

Ireland

The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) debates that took place in 1890. The six days of intense debates within the party ultimately led to a split, with a majority of members opposing …

1890

Michael Collins is born in Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Ireland

Michael Collins is born in Clonakilty, Co. Cork. This October 16, 1890 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.