Charles Stewart Parnell Is Elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party
May 17, 1880
Charles Stewart Parnell is elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party. This May 17, 1880 entry records a moment …
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The Royal University of Ireland Is Founded by Charter
April 27, 1880
The Royal University of Ireland received its royal charter on April 27, 1880. It operated as an examining and …
Sean O'Casey, Playwright, Born in Dublin
March 30, 1880
Seán O’Casey born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed …
Parnell Launches the Irish National Land League of the USA
March 11, 1880
Charles Stewart Parnell, a prominent Irish nationalist leader and the figurehead of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the …
The Irish Rugby Football Union Is Founded in Dublin
February 5, 1880
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) was founded on February 5, 1879, in Dublin, Ireland. It was formed as a result of …
Charles S. Parnell Addresses the U.S. Congress
February 2, 1880
Parnell was elected president of Davitt’s newly founded Irish National Land League in Dublin on 21 October 1879, signing …
Herbert Brenon, Film Director of Peter Pan and Beau Geste, Born
January 13, 1880
Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon, known as Herbert Brenon, was a notable Irish film director, actor, and …
Parnell Begins His Tour of the United States
January 2, 1880
Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish nationalist politician and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, embarked on a …
Gretta Bowen, Artist, Is Born in Dublin
January 1, 1880
Gretta Bowen, also known as Greta Bowen, was an self taught Irish artist who was born in Dublin in 1880. She only …
Birth in Tralee, Co. Kerry of Austin Stack, Anti-Treaty Nationalist
December 7, 1879
Augustine Mary Moore Stack (7 December 1879 – 27 April 1929) was an Irish republican and politician who served as …
Sir Hamilton Harty, Musician and Composer, Is Born in Hillsborough, Co. Down
December 4, 1879
Sir Hamilton Harty, the esteemed Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist, was born on December 04, 1879, in …
Padraig Pearse, Irish Revolutionary and One of the Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rebellion, Is Born
November 10, 1879
Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 …