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1823 In Ireland
Events from the year 1823 in Ireland. Events *Catholic Association formed by Daniel O'Connell, to further Catholic Emancipation. *October – HMS ''Essex'', a former American frigate of 1799, is hulked at Cork to serve as a prison ship; from 1824 to 1834 she serves in this capacity at Kingstown. Arts and literature *5 August – the Royal Hibernian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture is established by letters patent in Dublin. Births *1 January – Edward Butler, lawyer and politician in Australia (died 1879). *12 January – James Donnelly, Bishop of the Diocese of Clogher (died 1893). *23 January – Abraham Fitzgibbon, railway civil engineer in the British empire (died 1887 in England) *26 March – Ann Jellicoe, educationalist (died 1880). *7 July – John Kells Ingram, poet, scholar, economist and historian of economic thought (died 1907). *7 September – Kevin Izod O'Doherty, transported to Australia in 1849, physician and politician (died 1905). *10 Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Association
The Catholic Association was an Irish Roman Catholic political organisation set up by Daniel O'Connell in the early nineteenth century to campaign for Catholic emancipation within Great Britain. It was one of the first mass-membership political movements in Europe. It organized large-scale public protests in Ireland. British Home Secretary (later Prime Minister) Robert Peel was alarmed and warned an associate of his in 1824, "We cannot tamely sit by while the danger is hourly increasing, while a power co-ordinate with that of the Government is rising by its side, nay, daily counteracting its views." The Duke of Wellington, Britain's prime minister and its most famous war hero, told Peel, "If we cannot get rid of the Catholic Association, we must look to civil war in Ireland sooner or later." To stop the momentum of the Catholic Association it was necessary to pass Catholic Emancipation, and so Wellington and Peel turned enough Tory votes to win. Passage demonstrated that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 In Ireland
Events from the year 1893 in Ireland. Events *January – the National Labour League, a predecessor of the Irish Land and Labour Association, is founded in Kanturk, County Cork. *19 January – Michael Logue is created a cardinal, the first Archbishop of Armagh to be so elevated. *February – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom W. E. Gladstone introduces his second Home Rule Bill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, where it is passed. The biggest opposition to Home Rule manifests itself in Ulster, particularly amongst Protestants. *26 April – Edward Carson is called to the English Bar at the Middle Temple *19 May – the neoclassical Roman Catholic St Mel's cathedral, Longford (foundation stone laid 1840 and opened for worship in 1856), is consecrated. *31 July – Douglas Hyde, Eoin MacNeill, Eugene O'Growney and Thomas O'Neill Russell establish the Gaelic League to encourage the preservation of Irish culture, with Hyde becoming its first president. *8 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 In Ireland
Events from the year 1875 in Ireland. Events *May – Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway opens, with services between Ballymena and Retreat, County Antrim. *13 April – The Theatre Royal, Cork closes down for good. *22 June – Thomas Croke is appointed Archbishop of Cashel in succession to Patrick Leahy. Previously Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland in New Zealand, he will hold the office until his death in 1902. Arts and literature Sport *6 August – Scottish football team Hibernian F.C. is founded by Irishmen in Edinburgh. *15 February- The Irish rugby team was founded. Births *8 February – Valentine O'Hara, author and authority on Russia and the Baltic States (died 1945). *14 March – Patrick McLane, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (died 1946). *10 April – Joseph McGuinness, Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of the 1st Dáil (died 1922). *17 April – John Brunskill, cricketer (died 1940). *18 April – K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O'Reilly (Canadian Politician)
James O'Reilly, (September 16, 1823 – May 15, 1875) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who represented Renfrew South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1874. He was born in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, the son of Peter O'Reilly, and came to Upper Canada in 1832 with his father. O'Reilly studied law with C. O. Benson in Belleville and later with John Willoughby Crawford. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1847 and set up practice in Kingston. In 1850, he married Mary Jane Redmond. He was named a Queen's Counsel in 1864 and was later called to the Quebec bar. O'Reilly prosecuted Patrick James Whelan who was convicted for the assassination of D'Arcy McGee and hanged. He served on Kingston City Council as a municipal councillor from 1850 to 1855, was the city's Recorder from 1864 to 1869 and also was a director of the Kingston and Pembroke Railway The Kingston and Pembroke Railway (K&P) was a Canadian railway that operated in eastern Ontario. The railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 In Ireland
Events from the year 1890 in Ireland. Events *30 April – James Connolly marries Lillie Connolly, Lillie Reynolds in Perth, Scotland, Perth, Scotland. *20 June – the newly covered St George's Market in Belfast is opened to the public. *July – the new Guildhall, Derry, Guildhall (Victoria Hall) in Derry, financed by The Honourable The Irish Society, is opened. *17 November – Captain Willy O'Shea divorces his wife, Kitty O'Shea, Kitty, and wins custody of their children. Charles Stewart Parnell is named as the co-respondent. *25 November – despite his personal problems Parnell is re-elected as leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. *26 November – Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone announces that as long as Parnell remains as leader of the Party, the next general election will be lost and Home Rule for Ireland will be impossible. *6 December – after five days of discussion and argument about Parnell's leadership, 44 members of the Irish Parliamentary Party walk out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Omaha
The Archdiocese of Omaha ( la, Archidioecesis Omahensis) is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its current archbishop, George Joseph Lucas, was installed in Omaha on July 22, 2009. The archdiocese serves more than 230,000 Catholics in approximately 140 parishes and missions. It includes 23 counties in northeast Nebraska: Boyd, Holt, Merrick, Nance, Boone, Antelope, Knox, Pierce, Madison, Platte, Colfax, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Thurston, Cuming, Dodge, Burt, Washington, Douglas, and Sarpy. History On January 6, 1857 Pope Pius IX established the Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska from the Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory (East of the Rocky Mountains). The Rev. James Myles O'Gorman, O.C.S.O., from New Melleray Monastery near Dubuque, Iowa, was named the Apostolic Vicar on January 28, 1859. The Vicariate lost territory when the Apostolic Vicariate of Montana was created in 1883. (This later developed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O'Connor (bishop)
James O'Connor, S.J. (September 10, 1823 – May 27, 1890) was the first Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska. Biography James O'Connor was born in Queenstown, Ireland, September 10, 1823. In 1834, his older brother Michael, former Vice-Rector of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, was serving as chaplain at for the convent of the Presentation Sisters in Doneraile. Peter Richard Kenrick, brother of Francis Kenrick, coadjutor bishop of Philadelphia, persuaded Father Michael to come to Philadelphia and teach at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 6 August 2019 James accompanied his brother to Philadelphia and took up studies at the seminary. From there he completed his studies at the |
1905 In Ireland
Events in the year 1905 in Ireland. Events * 9 January – The ''Lillebonne'', the largest vessel ever constructed in Dublin, was successfully launched in the North Wall Yard. * 16 February – Explosions caused by petrol fumes after refuelling on board the newly commissioned submarine killed six of the eleven crew at the Royal Navy's base in Haulbowline. * 6 March – The obligation of the Post Office towards letters addressed in Irish was raised in the British House of Commons. The debate arose because the General Post Office in Dublin returned parcels addressed in Irish by the Gaelic League. * 29 May – Statistics in 1904 showed that nearly 37,000 people emigrated. Since 1851, almost four million people have left the island. * 7 July – The ''Drunkenness (Ireland) Bill'' was debated in the British House of Commons. Irish Members of Parliament criticised the bill on the grounds that it was offensive. * 28 November – The Sinn Féin party was founded. * Church House was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Izod O'Doherty
Kevin Izod O'Doherty (7 September 1823 – 15 July 1905) was an Irish Australian politician who, as a Young Irelander, had been transported to Tasmania in 1849. He was first elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867. In the 1885 he returned to Europe briefly serving as an Irish Home Rule MP at Westminster before returning in 1886 as a private citizen to Brisbane. Biography O'Doherty was born in Dublin on 7 September 1823, although other sources including the Dictionary of Australasian Biography indicate he was born in June 1824. Charles Gavan Duffy, in his ''My Life in Two Hemispheres'', states that O'Doherty was still under age when he was arrested in July 1848; however, Gavan Duffy was writing 50 years later. O'Doherty received a good education and studied medicine, but before he was qualified, joined the Young Ireland party and in June 1848, together with Thomas Antisell and Richard D'Alton Williams, established ''The Irish Tribune''. Only five editions were is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 In Ireland
Events in the year 1907 in Ireland. Events * 2 January – A new system of rail cars running from Dublin Amiens Street station to Howth was introduced. * 5 January – The first motor show under the auspices of the Irish Automobile Club opened at the Royal Dublin Society. * 6 January – The Sunday provisions of the new Licensing Act come into operation in Dublin and four other cities. Sunday opening hours would be from 2pm to 5pm. * 26 January – The first performance of J. M. Synge's play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin triggered a week of rioting. * 4 May – The Irish International Exhibition opened in Dublin. * 7 May – Augustine Birrell introduced the Irish Council Bill; it was rejected by a Nationalist convention on 21 May and dropped by the government on 3 June. * 6 July – The Crown Jewels of Ireland, valued at £50,000, were stolen from a safe in Dublin Castle. * 10–11 July – King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra made a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kells Ingram
John Kells Ingram (7 July 1823 – 1 May 1907) was an Irish mathematician, economist and poet who started his career as a mathematician. He has been co-credited, along with John William Stubbs, with introducing the geometric concept of inversion in a circle. Biography Early life Ingram was born on 7 July 1823, at the Rectory of Templecarne ( Aghnahoo), just south of Pettigo, a village in south-east County Donegal, Ireland into an Ulster Scots family. (1908/1909). Although his ancestry was Scottish Presbyterian, Ingram's grandparents had converted to Anglicanism. His grandfather Captain John Ingram ran a linen mill and had a business as a linen bleacher in Glennane ( Lisdrumhure). He was active in the Volunteer Movement and financed in 1782 a volunteer corps in the County Armagh, known as Lisdrumhure Volunteers or Mountnorris Volunteers. Ingram's father, Rev. William Ingram, a scholar at Trinity College Dublin, rector of the Church of Ireland and curate of Templecarne P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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