Birth in Castlebar of Singer Margaret Burke Sheridan
September 15, 1889
Birth in Castlebar of singer Margaret Burke Sheridan. This September 15, 1889 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
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Birth in Belfast of Sean McEntee, Fianna Fail Politician
August 22, 1889
Birth in Belfast of Sean McEntee, Fianna Fail politician. This August 22, 1889 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
Raymond Chandler, Born
July 23, 1889
Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, …
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Born
July 20, 1889
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC (20 July 1889 – 16 June 1971), was a Scottish …
National Portrait Gallery for Scotland, Opened
July 15, 1889
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. The gallery holds the national …
Last Official Bare Knuckle Title Fight
July 8, 1889
Jack Kilrain is perhaps best known for challenging champion John L. Sullivan in 1889 in the last world heavyweight …
Helen Waddell, Irish Scholar, Translator and Novelist, Is Born in Tokyo
May 31, 1889
Helen Waddell, Irish scholar, translator and novelist, is born in Tokyo. This May 31, 1889 entry records a moment in …
Patrick McGilligan, Pro-Treaty Nationalist and Politician, Is Born in Coleraine, Co. Derry-Londonderry
April 12, 1889
Patrick McGilligan, pro-Treaty nationalist and politician, is born in Coleraine, Co. Derry-Londonderry. This April 12, …
Actor Barry Macollum Is Born
April 6, 1889
Barry Macollum, born on April 6, 1889, in what is now Northern Ireland, established a distinguished career as an actor …
Robert Gibbings, Illustrator and Writer, Is Born in Cork
March 23, 1889
Robert John Gibbings (23 March 1889 – 19 January 1958) was an Irish artist and author who was most noted for his work as …
Harry Clarke, Artist, Known Chiefly for Stained-Glass Work, Is Born in Dublin
March 17, 1889
Henry Patrick Clarke RHA (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born …
Richard Piggott Is Exposed as Forger of Times Phoenix Park Letters
February 10, 1889
Richard Pigott (1835 – 1 March 1889) was an Irish journalist, best known for his forging of evidence that Charles …