Edward Daly, Michael OHanrahan, William Pearse & Joseph Mary Plunkett Are Executed by Firing Squad in Kilmainham Jail
May 4, 1916
Edward Daly, Michael OHanrahan, William Pearse & Joseph Mary Plunkett are executed by firing squad in Kilmainham …
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Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh Executed by Firing Squad in Kilmainham Jail
May 3, 1916
Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail. This May 3, 1916 entry …
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, Writer, Suffragist, Pacifist and Patriot, Is Arrested
April 26, 1916
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington — writer, suffragist, pacifist, and Irish patriot — is arrested by British forces while …
Irish Volunteers and Citizen Army Seize the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin
April 24, 1916
The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday …
The Merchant Ship Aud Leaves Germany for Ireland With Arms for the Irish Republican Brotherhood
April 9, 1916
The merchant ship Aud leaves Germany for Ireland with arms for the Irish Republican Brotherhood. This April 9, 1916 …
Patrick Pearse Denies Rumors of a Possible Rising to Irish Volunteer Chief of Staff Eoin MacNeill
April 5, 1916
The Irish Volunteers, also known as the Irish Volunteer Force or the Irish Volunteer Army, was a paramilitary …
First Irish Race Convention Is Held in New York City
March 4, 1916
The 1916 convention, comprising 2,300 delegates at the Hotel Astor, was held six weeks before the Easter Rising, and …
Secret Negotiations Result in Alliance of the Irish Citizen Army With the Irish Republican Brotherhood
January 20, 1916
The secret negotiations between the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) and the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) in 1916 were a …
Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula
January 8, 1916
Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelles is completed; there are 100,000 casualties, mostly Australian, New …
John Gibson, Died
July 16, 1915
Sir John Gibson (1841–1915) was a journalist who spent most of his career at Aberystwyth as editor of the Cambrian News. …
Jeremiah ODonovan Rossna, Fenian Leader, Dies in the U.S.
June 29, 1915
Jeremiah ODonovan Rossna, Fenian leader, dies in the U.S. This June 29, 1915 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
Britains Worst Train Disaster at Quintinshill
May 22, 1915
Britain’s worst train disaster occurs at Quintinshill, near Gretna Green, on May 22, 1915. Involving three trains, the …