1882 in Ireland
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Events from the year1882 in Ireland.
Events[edit]
- 2 May – "Kilmainham Treaty",an agreement between theGovernment of the United KingdomunderWilliam Ewart Gladstoneand the gaoledIrish nationalistleaderCharles Stewart Parnellextending the terms of theLand Law (Ireland) Act 1881to abate tenant rent arrears, is announced in Parliament.
- 6 May –Phoenix Park Murders:Lord Frederick Cavendish,the newly appointedChief Secretary for Ireland,andThomas Henry Burke,his Permanent Undersecretary (the primary target), are fatally stabbed inPhoenix Park,Dublin,by members of the "Irish National Invincibles"(militant Irish republicans).
- July –James Connollyarrives in Ireland for the first time when his British Army regiment is posted to Cork.
- 15 August – TheO'Connell Monumentis unveiled on Sackville Street, Dublin "with much splendour".[1]
Arts and literature[edit]
- 2 February – Birth ofJames Joyce,novelist and poet, inRathgar,Dublin.[2]
Sport[edit]
Football[edit]
- International
- 18 February Ireland 0–13 England (inBelfast).[3]First Irish international match.
- 25 February Wales 7–1 Ireland (inWrexham). First Irish international goal scored by RS Johnston ofDistillery.[3]
- Irish Cup
- Winners:Queens Island1–0Cliftonville
- Glentoran F.C.established inBelfast.
Births[edit]
- 17 January –Henry George Farmer,musicologist (died1965).
- 2 February –James Joyce,novelist (died1941).
- 9 February –James Stephens,novelist and poet (died1950).
- 28 February –Pádraic Ó Conaire,journalist and writer (died1928).
- 17 March –Alfie Byrne,Irish Nationalistpolitician, served both as anMPin theBritish House of Commonsand as aTDinDáil Éireann(died1956).
- 2 April –Estella Solomons,painter (died1968).
- 24 April –Jack Rochford,Kilkennyhurler (died1953).
- 16 May –Herbert Hughes,musicologist, composer and critic (died1937).
- 1 July –Brian O'Higgins,Sinn FéinMPand President (died1963).
- 2 August –Bryan Cusack,doctor,Sinn FéinMP,member1st Dáil(died1973).
- 5 August –Anne Acheson,sculptor (died1962)
- 25 August –Seán T. O'Kelly,founding member ofFianna Fáil,Cabinet Minister and secondPresident of Ireland(died1966).
- 16 September –Thomas Sadleir,genealogist (died1957).
- 17 September –Darrell Figgis,writer,Sinn Féinactivist and independent politician (suicide 1925 in London).
- 2 October –Dick Fitzgerald,KerryGaelic footballer (died1930).
- 6 October –William John English,recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1901 atVlakfontein,South Africa(died1941).
- 11 October –John D'Alton,Cardinal Archbishop of ArmaghandPrimate of All Irelandfrom 1946 to 1963 (died1963).
- 14 October –Éamon de Valera,President,Taoiseachand Founder ofFianna Fáil,born inManhattan,New York(died1975).
- 21 October –George Gavan Duffy,barrister,Sinn FéinMP(died1951).
- 11 November –T. F. O'Rahilly,linguist and Irish language scholar (died1953)
- 20 November –John Aston,cricketer (died1951).
- 21 November
- Anthony Mulvey,editor andNationalist PartyMP (died1957).
- Thomas J. O'Connell,trade unionist,Labour Partyleader,TDandSenator(died1969).
Deaths[edit]
- 28 February –John Thomas Romney Robinson,astronomer and physicist (born1792).
- 7 April –Denis Florence MacCarthy,poet, translator, biographer (born1817).
- 17 April –Michael Hannan,ArchbishopinRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax,Nova Scotia(born1821).
- 6 May –Thomas Henry Burke,Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office, assassinated in thePhoenix Park Murders(born1829).
- 15 November –Patrick Murray,theologian (born1811).
- 28 November –James Joseph McCarthy,architect (born1817).
- 9 December –Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet,Conservative PartyMPandLord Chancellor of Ireland(born1804).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Foley's Theme: A People's Thanks".Irish Independent.27 Dec 1969. p. 9.
- ^Bol, Rosita."What does Joyce mean to you?".The Irish Times.Retrieved17 December2018.
- ^abHayes, Dean (2006).Northern Ireland International Football Facts.Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 149.ISBN0-86281-874-5.