1872 in Ireland

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Events from the year1872 in Ireland.

Events

• Party Processions Actsrepealed.
• Summer – about 30,000Nationalistshold a demonstration atHannahstownnearBelfast,campaigning for the release ofFenianprisoners, but leading to another series of riots betweenCatholicsandProtestantsin the city.
• 23 November –1872 Londonderry City by-election,the first Irish election to the Parliament of the UK held bysecret ballot.The seat is won from theLiberal Partyby theIrish Conservative Party'sCharles Lewis.
• Ulster Hospital for Women and Sick Children is opened in Chichester Street,Belfast.

Arts and literature

• Samuel Fergusonpublishes his long poemCongal.
• Sheridan Le Fanupublishes his short-story collectionIn a Glass Darklyincluding thevampirenovellaCarmilla.
• Charles Leverpublishes his last novelLord Kilgobbin,"a tale of Ireland in our own time" (serialisation concludes and publication in book form).

Births

• 14 February –Tom Ross,cricketer (died1947).
• 31 March –Arthur Griffith,founder and third leader ofSinn Féin,served asPresident of Dáil Éireann(died1922).
• 26 April – William Cunningham Deane-Tanner,laterWilliam Desmond Taylor,film director inUnited States(murdered 1922).
• 13 June –Blayney Hamilton,cricketer (died1946).
• 4/7 July –John J. O'Kelly,politician, author and publisher, president of theGaelic LeagueandSinn Féin(died1957).
• 16 July –George Henry Morris,soldier, firstcommanding officerto lead anIrish Guardsbattalioninto battle (killed in action1914).
• 23 July –John J. McGrath,DemocratU.S. RepresentativefromCalifornia(died1951).
• 13 August –Robert Johnston,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1899 at theBattle of Elandslaagte,South Africa(died1950).
• 4 September –James Magee,cricketer (died1949).
• 23 September –Dan Comyn,cricketer (died 1949).
• 20 October –Seán O'Mahony,Sinn FéinMP(died1934).
• 24 October –Peter O'Connor,athlete (born inMillom,England) (died1957)
• 13 November –John M. Lyle,architect inCanada(died1945).
• 28 November –Ethel Hobday,pianist (died1947).
• Undated –Patrick R. Chalmers,writer (died1942).

Deaths

• 22 January –Valentine McMaster,Scottish military surgeon, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 at theSiege of Lucknow,India(born 1834 in British India).
• 8 February –Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo,statesman, three timesChief Secretary for Ireland,Viceroy of India,assassinated (born1822).
• 1 June –Charles Lever,novelist (born1806).
• 18 October –Michael O'Connor,first Catholic Bishop ofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,first CatholicBishop of Erie,Jesuit(born1810).
• 23 November –Joseph Ward,recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1858 atGwalior,India (born1832).
• 6 December –James Byrne,recipient of the Victoria Cross (born1822).

  Full date unknown

  • Anne Elizabeth Ball,phycologist(born1808).
  • Robert Patterson,businessman and naturalist (born1802).

See also

• 1872 in Scotland
• 1872 in Wales