The Paddle Steamer the Londonderry, With Immigrants Fleeing the Famine, Takes Shelter in Derry Harbour
December 1, 1848
The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger, takes shelter in Derry harbour. When the …
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Death of William McNab, Curator of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
September 12, 1848
Death of William McNab, renowned curator of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, occurs in 1848. A visionary …
Birth in Clonakilty of William Hartnett, Master of Still Life Painting
August 10, 1848
William Michael Harnett, a renowned master of still life painting, was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland, on …
Young Ireland Rising, Battle of the Widow MacCormacks Cabbage Garden
July 29, 1848
Young Ireland was a political and cultural movement in the 1840s committed to an all-Ireland struggle for independence …
Arthur James Balfour, Born
July 25, 1848
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL 25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930), also known as Lord …
A Gunfight Takes Place Between Young Ireland Rebels and Police at Widow McCormacks House in Ballingarry, Tipperary
June 29, 1848
A gunfight takes place between Young Ireland Rebels and police at Widow McCormacks house in Ballingarry, Tipperary. This …
At Grosse Isle, Canada, 40 Irish Famine Immigrant Ships Wait to Unload
May 31, 1848
During the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1849), a mass exodus of Irish people fled to North America in search of a …
The Irish Confederation Splits
May 13, 1848
On this date in 1848, amid political unrest and famine, the Irish Confederation split over how to respond to British …
The Tricolor National Flag of Ireland Is Presented for the First Time by Thomas Francis Meagher & the Young Ireland Party
April 14, 1848
The Tricolor national flag of Ireland is presented for the first time by Thomas Francis Meagher & the Young Ireland …
First Scottish Settlers Arrive in Dunedin, New Zealand.
March 23, 1848
The Otago Settlement, sponsored by the Free Church of Scotland, materialised in March 1848 with the arrival of the first …
Birth of Artist Sarah Purser in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
March 22, 1848
Sarah Henrietta Purser RHA (22 March 1848 – 7 August 1943) was an Irish artist mainly noted for her portraiture. She was …
Augustus St. Guadens, Irish Sculptor of Dublins Parnell Monument, Is Born
March 1, 1848
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of the most renowned American sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born on …