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April 5, 1902
The 1902 Ibrox disaster was the collapse of a stand at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Govan (now part of Glasgow), …
April 2, 1902
Ethna Carbery, born Anna Bella Johnston, was an Irish journalist, writer and poet. She is best known for writing the …
April 2, 1902
Cathleen ni Houlihan is a one-act play written by William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory in 1902. It was first performed …
March 14, 1902
The Irish Association of Women Graduates and Candidate-Graduates, known today as the Irish Federation of University …
March 4, 1902
The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH; Irish: Ord Ársa na nÉireannach) is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization. …
February 16, 1902
Birth of singer Delia Murphy in Ardroe, Claremorris, Co. Mayo. This February 16, 1902 entry records a moment in Celtic …
January 20, 1902
On January 20, 1902, the House of Commons debated the conduct of the South African War, including Britain’s …
January 20, 1902
Kevin Barry, a prominent figure in the Irish nationalist movement, was born on January 20, 1902. He is best known for …
November 29, 1901
Thomas Clarke Luby (16 January 1822 – 29 November 1901) was an Irish revolutionary, author, journalist and one of the …
October 21, 1901
Douglas Hyde’s Casadh an tSúgáin (The Twisting of the Rope) is presented at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in 1901, …
October 6, 1901
Birth of C. S. Todd Andrews, revolutionary and public servant, in Dublin. This October 6, 1901 entry records a moment in …
September 3, 1901
James Hanley, the novelist and short-story writer, was born in Liverpool to Irish parents.
