1891
Birth of John Aloysius Costello, Ireland’s third Taoiseach
Ireland
Birth of John Aloysius Costello, Ireland’s third Taoiseach. This June 20, 1891 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1891
A proposal for the penalty kick is accepted by the Football Association
Ireland
The Proposal for the Penalty Kick is Accepted by the Football Association. The idea was the brainchild of William McCrum, a goalkeeper from Milford, Co. Armagh, and was championed …
1891
The first ever Irish musical comedy, The Irish Girl, written by Percy French and William Collisson, is staged at the Queen’s Theatre, Dublin
Ireland
The first ever Irish musical comedy, The Irish Girl, written by Percy French and William Collisson, is staged at the Queen’s Theatre, Dublin. This April 27, 1891 entry records a …
1891
Edward Ned Daly, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising, is born in Limerick
Ireland
John Edward Daly (25 February 1891 – 4 May 1916; Irish: Éamonn Ó Dálaigh) was commandant of Dublin’s 1st battalion of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Rising of 1916. …
1892
Eoin O'Duffy, revolutionary and organizer of the infamous Blueshirts, was born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan.
Ireland
Eoin ODuffy, revolutionary and organizer of the infamous Blueshirts, was born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. ODuffy was apprenticed to an engineer in his youth and then worked …
1892
Death of Clonakilty artist, William Hartnett
Ireland
Death of Clonakilty artist, William Hartnett. This October 29, 1892 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1892
Birth near Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan of General Eoin O’Duffy, first commissioner of the Garda Síochána (Blue Shirts)
Ireland
Birth near Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan of General Eoin O’Duffy, first commissioner of the Garda Síochána (Blue Shirts). This October 20, 1892 entry records a moment in Celtic …
1892
John L. Sullivan loses his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish American, James Corbett
Ireland
John L. Sullivan loses his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish American, James Corbett. This September 7, 1892 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1892
National Literary Society is founded
Ireland
National Literary Society is founded. This August 16, 1892 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1892
Author and poet C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire.
Ireland
C. M. Grieve, better known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was born on August 11, 1892, in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s …
1892
Birth of Tom Falcon Hazel, WWI Ace, in Clifden, Co. Galway
Ireland
Tom Falcon Hazell, a distinguished World War I flying ace, was born on August 7, 1892, in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Hazell became one of the most successful fighter pilots …
1892
Birth of Irish statesman, Kevin Christopher OHiggins in Stradbally, Co. Laois.
Ireland
Kevin Christopher O’Higgins is born in Stradbally, County Laois, on June 7, 1892. A leading Irish statesman, he served as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for …