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  Birth of Margaret Pearse, Teacher, Politician and Sister of Padraic Pearse, in DublinAugust 4, 1878Ireland
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  Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsan, BornJuly 24, 1878England
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  George M. Cohan, BornJuly 4, 1878Ireland
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  Sinéad De Valera, Née Flanagan; Teacher and Writer, Is Born in Balbriggan, Co. DublinJune 3, 1878Ireland
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  First Tay Rail Bridge Opens. It Was to Collapse, 18 Months Later in the Tay Bridge Disaster.June 1, 1878Ireland
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  Birth of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquis Londonderry and Unionist PoliticianMay 13, 1878Ireland
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  Kathleen Daly Clarke, Irish Patriot, Is BornApril 11, 1878Ireland
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  Sir Robert McCarrison, Medical Scientist, Is Born in Portadown, Co. ArmaghMarch 15, 1878Ireland
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  Daniel Corkery, Writer, Critic and Irish Cultural Enthusiast, Is Born in CorkFebruary 14, 1878Ireland
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  Thomas MacDonagh, Patriot, Poet, Critic and Scholar, Is Born in Cloughjordan, Co. TipperaryFebruary 1, 1878Ireland
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  Kirkpatrick McMillan, Scottish Inventor of the Bicycle, DiedJanuary 26, 1878Scotland
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  General John O'Neill, DiedJanuary 7, 1878Ireland
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  Cahir Healy, Born in Mountcharles, Co. DonegalDecember 2, 1877Ireland
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  Opening of the Original Mitchell Library, Glasgow, Now the Largest Public Reference Library in Europe.November 5, 1877Scotland
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  A Firedamp Explosion at Blantyre Colliery Killed, 207 Miners.October 22, 1877Ireland
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  Y.V. Perrot, Breton Patriot, Writer and Martyr, Born.September 3, 1877France
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  Charles Stewart Parnell Becomes President of Home Rule ConfederationAugust 28, 1877Ireland
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  Minority of Home Rulers Begin Obstruction Tactics in CommonsJuly 31, 1877Ireland
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  Black ThursdayJune 21, 1877United States
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  Hanna Sheehy Skeffington Is Born in Co. LimerickMay 27, 1877Ireland
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  Ralph Henry Byrne, Architect, Is Born in DublinApril 25, 1877Ireland
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  John O'Mahony, Founder of the Fenian Brotherhood in US, Dies in New YorkFebruary 7, 1877United States
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  George Fitzmaurice, Irish Renaissance Playwright, Is BornJanuary 28, 1877Ireland
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  The Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language Is Formed in DublinDecember 29, 1876Ireland
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  The Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language Is Formed in DublinDecember 28, 1876Ireland
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  Henry Robinson Allen, Tenor and Composer, DiesNovember 27, 1876Ireland
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  Sir Richard Dawson Bates, Unionist Politician and Minister in Northern Ireland Is Born in BelfastNovember 23, 1876Ireland
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  Jerome Connor, Sculptor, Is Born Near Anascaul, Co. KerryOctober 12, 1876Ireland
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  The Irish Republican Brotherhood Supreme Council Withdraws Its Support From the Home Rule MovementAugust 20, 1876Ireland
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  The Ship Catalpa Arrives in U.S. With Irish Fenian Prisoners Rescued From AustraliaAugust 19, 1876United States
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  Seven Scots, Including John Stuart Forbes, Were in the US, 7th Cavalry With General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.June 25, 1876Ireland
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  Birth of Forrest Reid in BelfastJune 24, 1876Ireland
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  First Scotland v Wales Football International, Scotland Won 4-0March 25, 1876Scotland
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  Alexander Graham Bell Patented the Telephone (Patent 174461)February 14, 1876United States
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  Lucien Bul, Born in DublinJanuary 8, 1876Ireland
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  Sir Hugh Lane, Art Collector and Critic, Is Born in Ballybrack, Co. CorkNovember 9, 1875Ireland
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  Death of William Howard Glover, Composer and Music CriticOctober 28, 1875Ireland
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  Arthur Conway, Mathematician and President of University College Dublin, Is Born in WexfordOctober 2, 1875Ireland
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  John Hughes Bennett, Pioneer Microscopist, Died.September 25, 1875Ireland
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  National Synod of Catholic Bishops Begins at Maynooth; They Renew Condemnation of Queens Colleges and Condemn Trinity CollegeAugust 30, 1875Ireland
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  John Buchan, Novelist and Statesman, Born in Perth.August 26, 1875Scotland
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  Institute of Bankers in Scotland FormedJuly 6, 1875Scotland
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  Teresa Kearney, Better Known as Mother Kevin, Is Born in Knockenrahan, Co. WicklowApril 28, 1875Ireland
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  Michael, 'The O'Rahilly', Irish Volunteers Leader, Is Born in Ballylongford, Co. KerryApril 22, 1875Ireland
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  Charles Stewart Parnell Is Elected MP for Co. MeathApril 19, 1875Ireland
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  Novelist Katherine Cecil Thurston, Née Madden, Is Born in CorkApril 18, 1875Ireland
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  MP for Tipperary, John Mitchel Is Re-Elected on This Date, Dies Eight Days LaterMarch 12, 1875Ireland
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  Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, the First Honorary Citizen of Ireland, Is Born in NYFebruary 7, 1875United States
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  Thomas Stephens, DiedJanuary 4, 1875Ireland
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  Michael Banim, Storywriter, Dies; Along With His Brother JohnAugust 30, 1874Ireland