Death of Edinburgh-Born Mathematician and Physicist James Clerk Maxwell.
November 5, 1879
Death of Edinburgh-born mathematician and physicist James Clerk Maxwell. This November 5, 1879 entry records a moment in …
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Irish National Land League Founded in Dublin.
October 21, 1879
In 1879 agricultural depression began to set in. Organised land agitation began in Co. Mayo, where Michael Davitt …
Kate Coll Arrives in New York From Ireland on Board the SS Nevada.
October 2, 1879
September 1879 – Kate Coll Arrives in New York from Ireland Aboard the SS Nevada Kate Coll, a young Irish immigrant from …
A Vision of the Virgin Mary Is Witnessed by 15 Villagers in Knock, Co. Mayo
August 21, 1879
A Vision of the Virgin Mary is witnessed by 15 villagers in Knock, Co. Mayo. This August 21, 1879 entry records a moment …
National Land League of Mayo Is Founded
August 16, 1879
National Land League of Mayo is founded. This August 16, 1879 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
Séamus O'Sullivan, Born
July 17, 1879
Seumas or Seamus O’Sullivan (born James Sullivan Starkey; 17 July 1879 – 24 March 1958) was an Irish poet and …
Joseph Campbell, Born
July 15, 1879
Joseph Campbell (15 July 1879 – 6 June 1944) was an Irish poet and lyricist. He wrote under the Gaelic form of his name …
Hugh Kennedy, Born
July 11, 1879
Hugh Edward Kennedy (11 July 1879 – 1 December 1936) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician, barrister and judge …
Jack White, Journalist and Author, Is Born in Cork
May 22, 1879
Captain James Robert “Jack” White, DSO (1879–1946) was an Irish republican and libertarian socialist. After …
Sir William Wheeler, Surgeon, Is Born in Dublin
May 8, 1879
Sir William Wheeler, surgeon, is born in Dublin. This May 8, 1879 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
Birth of Novelist Maurice Walsh in Listowel
April 21, 1879
Maurice Walsh (21 April 1879 – 18 February 1964) was an Irish novelist, now best known for his short story “The …
Robert Lynd, Essayist and Critic, Is Born in Belfast
April 20, 1879
Robert Wilson Lynd (20 April 1879 – 6 October 1949) was an Irish writer, editor of poetry, urbane literary essayist, …