Representation of the People Act Received Royal Assent, Granting Votes to Women Over the Age of 30
February 6, 1918
The Representation of the People Act 1918 received Royal Assent on February 6, 1918, marking a significant milestone in …
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Muriel Spark, Author, Born
February 1, 1918
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark DBE FRSE FRSL (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006) was a Scottish novelist, short …
Arthur Griffin Is Elected Second President of Ireland by Dáil Éireann
January 8, 1918
Arthur Griffith (31 March 1871 - 12 August 1922) was the founder and first leader of Sinn Féin. He served as President …
The 16th Irish Division of the British Army Assaults an Area of the German Lines Known as Tunnel Trench
November 20, 1917
The 16th (Irish) Division was a formation of the British Army composed predominantly of Irish nationalist volunteers. It …
Birth of Conor Cruise OBrien, Diplomat, Political Commentator and Writer
November 3, 1917
Birth of Conor Cruise OBrien, diplomat, political commentator and writer. This November 3, 1917 entry records a moment …
John Boyd Dunlop Scottish Inventor of the Pneumatic Rubber Tire Died.
October 23, 1917
Born into a farming family in Dreghorn in Ayrshire, John Boyd Dunlop was a veterinary surgeon by profession, having …
Thomas Ashe Dies in the Mater Hospital in Dublin From the Combined Effects of a Hunger Strike and Forced Feeding at Mountjoy Jail
September 25, 1917
Thomas Ashe, a key figure in the 1916 Rising and an officer in the Irish Volunteers, dies on 25 September 1917 in the …
Birth of Jack Lynch, Taoiseach, in Co. Cork
August 15, 1917
Birth of Jack Lynch, Taoiseach, in Co. Cork. This August 15, 1917 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
Francis Ledwidge, Died
July 31, 1917
Death of poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co. Meath, who is killed by a stray shell at Ypres during World War I
The Irish Convention
July 25, 1917
The Irish Convention was an assembly which sat in Dublin, Ireland from July 1917 until March 1918 to address the Irish …
Éamon De Valera Wins Election to Parliament
July 10, 1917
On 10 July 1917, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Clare (the constituency which he represented …
Parliament Voted by a Majority Of, 330 to Give Votes to Women Over, 30 for the First Time.
June 19, 1917
Parliament voted by a majority of, 330 to give votes to women over, 30 for the first time. This June 19, 1917 entry …