Hugh O'Brien Is Sworn in as Bostons First Irish Mayor
January 5, 1885
Hugh O’Brien, commonly known as Hugh O’Brien, was sworn in as Boston’s first Irish mayor on January …
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Birth in Hillsborough, Co. Down of Harry Ferguson, Engineer, Inventor, and Pioneer of the Modern Tractor
November 4, 1884
Birth in Hillsborough, Co. Down of Harry Ferguson, engineer, inventor, and pioneer of the modern tractor. This November …
Founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association
November 1, 1884
Founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association. This November 1, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
The Gunboat HMS Wasp Is Wrecked Off Tory Island, Co. Donegal, With the Loss of 52 Lives; There Are Eight Survivors
September 22, 1884
The gunboat HMS Wasp is wrecked off Tory Island, Co. Donegal, with the loss of 52 lives; there are eight survivors. This …
Louise Gavan Duffy, Born
July 17, 1884
Louise Gavan Duffy (Irish: Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh, 17 July 1884 – 12 October 1969) was an educator, an Irish …
Birth in Athlone of John McCormack, Tenor and Papal Count
June 14, 1884
Birth in Athlone of John McCormack, tenor and papal count. This June 14, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
Mary Colum in Collooney, Co. Sligo, Born
June 13, 1884
Mary Colum in Collooney, Co. Sligo, born. This June 13, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd Are Married
May 28, 1884
Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd are married. This May 28, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
William Conor, Painter, Born in Belfast
May 6, 1884
William Conor, painter, born in Belfast. This May 6, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
Birth of William Casey, Dramatist and Times Editor
May 2, 1884
Birth of William Casey, dramatist and Times editor. This May 2, 1884 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork Is Born in Ballyknockane, Co. Cork
March 20, 1884
Tomás Mac Curtain (20 March 1884 – 20 March 1920) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Cork …
Seán MacDiarmada, Revolutionary, Is Born in Kiltycolgher, Co. Leitrim
February 28, 1884
Seán Mac Diarmada (27 January 1883 – 12 May 1916), also known as Seán MacDermott, was an Irish republican political …