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1869 In Ireland
Events from the year 1869 in Ireland. Events * July 26 – the royal assent is given to the Irish Church Act, disestablishing the Church of Ireland with effect from 1871 and abolishing payment of tithe, the legislation having passed through the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and House of Lords. * August – anti-Irish riots at Pontlottyn in the Rhymney Valley of Wales result in one death. * August 31 – scientist Mary Ward is killed in a steam car accident at Parsonstown, Ireland's first victim of a mechanically propelled road vehicle. Sport Hare coursing *Waterloo Cup won by Master McGrath. Yachting *The Royal Ulster Yacht Club of Bangor, County Down, receives its royal warrant. Births *16 March – Peter Maher, boxer (died 1940). *27 March – James McNeill, politician and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State (died 1938). *26 April – Lowry Hamilton, cricketer (died 1936). *19 May – John Wheatley, socialist politician (died 1930 in Scotland) *23 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Assent
Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf. In some jurisdictions, royal assent is equivalent to promulgation, while in others that is a separate step. Under a modern constitutional monarchy, royal assent is considered little more than a formality. Even in nations such as the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein and Monaco which still, in theory, permit their monarch to withhold assent to laws, the monarch almost never does so, except in a dire political emergency or on advice of government. While the power to veto by withholding royal assent was once exercised often by European monarchs, such an occurrence has been very rare since the eighteenth century. Royal assent is typically associated with elaborate ceremony. In the United Kingdom the Sovereign may appear personally in the House of Lords or may appoint Lords Commissioners, who announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Office
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO; ga, Oifig Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster-Scots: ''Norlin Airlann Oaffis'') is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and is based at Erskine House in Belfast City Centre and 1 Horse Guards Road in London. Role The NIO's role is to "maintain and support" the devolution settlement resulting from the Good Friday Agreement and St Andrews Agreement and the devolution of criminal justice and policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The department has responsibility for: * electoral law * human rights and equality * national security in Northern Ireland * the UK Government's approach to the legacy of the Troubles It also represents Northern Irish interests at UK Government level and the interests of the UK Government in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Office has a close working relationship with the Government of Ireland as a co-guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Ireland
Events from the year 1931 in Ireland. Incumbents * Governor-General: James McNeill * President of the Executive Council: W. T. Cosgrave ( CnaG) Events *9 January – Ulster Canal abandoned. *12 February – sixteen members of the Ennis Dalcassian Gaelic Athletic Association club are expelled for attending the Ennis-Nenagh rugby match. *17 March – first St. Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State, reviewed by Desmond FitzGerald, Minister of Defense. *3 April – persistent rainfall causes the banks of the River Lee to burst. Half the houses in Cork are flooded. *7 May – the Irish Youth Hostel Service, An Óige, is established. *17 May – Muintir na Tíre, the rural organisation, is founded by Canon John Hayes. *9 July – Dublin-born racing driver Kaye Don breaks the world water speed record at Lake Garda, Italy. *13 August – law books return to the rebuilt Four Courts where High Court business resumes after its destruction during the Civil War. *5 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Colenso
The Battle of Colenso was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War. It was fought between British and Boer forces from the independent South African Republic and Orange Free State in and around Colenso, Natal, South Africa on 15 December 1899. Inadequate preparation, lack of reconnaissance and uninspired leadership led to a British defeat. Background Shortly before the outbreak of the war, General Sir Redvers Buller was dispatched to South Africa at the head of an army corps, and appointed Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa. On arrival, he found British garrisons besieged on widely separated fronts, with limited communications between the fronts. Having detached forces under Generals Lord Methuen and Gatacre to the western and central fronts, Buller assumed command of his largest detachment and proposed to lead it to the relief of a besieged British force in Ladysmith, in Natal. On this front, the Boers had conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded by countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command. No civilian has received the award since 1879. Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two-thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch. The investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace. The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. Only 15 medals, of which 11 to members of the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Lyster Reed
Major General Hamilton Lyster Reed, , (23 May 1869 – 7 March 1931) was an Irish British Army officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Born in Dublin, he was a grandson of Hamilton Lyster, and a son of Sir Andrew Reed, a distinguished police official. He was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and was gazetted into the Royal Field Artillery as a second lieutenant on 17 February 1888. Military career Reed was promoted to lieutenant on 17 February 1891, and to captain on 14 September 1898. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, he went to South Africa for active service. He took part in the Ladysmith Relief Force, including the Battle of Colenso on 15 December 1899, where he was wounded. Details on Victoria Cross He was 30 years old, and a captain in 7th Battery, Royal Field Artillery dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 In Scotland
Events from the year 1930 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – William Adamson Law officers * Lord Advocate – Craigie Mason Aitchison * Solicitor General for Scotland – John Charles Watson Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Alness * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord St Vigeans Events * 10 April – Shetland ferry runs aground on Mousa and is lost. * 30 April – first section of the 132 kV AC National Grid, the Central Scotland Electricity Scheme, is switched on in Edinburgh. * 16 May – Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 comes into effect. Parish councils and Commissioners of Supply are dissolved and other local government units reconstituted, merged or abolished. In policy matters, the counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire, and of Moray and Nairnshire, are to act jointly. * 11 June – transa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheatley
John Wheatley (19 May 1869 – 12 May 1930) was a Scottish socialist politician. He was a prominent figure of the Red Clydeside era. Early life and career Wheatley was born to Thomas and Johanna Wheatley in Bonmahon, County Waterford, Ireland. In 1876 the family moved to Braehead, Lanarkshire in Scotland. Initially—as his father had done in Ireland—he worked as a miner in the Baillieston district. After that he worked briefly as a publican. Wheatley then started a successful printing business, which published leftist political works. He wrote many of them, including ''How the Miners Were Robbed'' (1907), ''The Catholic Workingman'' (1909), ''Miners, Mines and Misery'' (1909), ''Eight Pound Cottages for Glasgow Citizens'' (1913), ''Municipal Banking'' (1920) and ''The New Rent Act'' (1920). He was a deeply religious man and a practising Roman Catholic. Influenced by early Christian-socialist thinkers, in 1907 he joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP). He founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 In Ireland
Events from the year 1936 in Ireland. Incumbents * Governor-General: Domhnall Ua Buachalla (until 11 December) * President of the Executive Council: Éamon de Valera ( FF) Events *9 February – Brian de Valera, third son of Éamon de Valera, dies in a riding accident, aged 21. *5 March – five hundred delegates attend the Fine Gael Árd-Feis in Dublin. W. T. Cosgrave is once again nominated as its president. *4 April – a dispute between two unions over who makes coffins results in the coffin of an abandoned infant being turned away from Glasnevin Cemetery. *27 May – Aer Lingus makes its first flight. The five-seater plane, ''Iolar,'' travels from Baldonnel Aerodrome to Bristol. *28 May – the Dáil passes a motion abolishing the Senate of the Irish Free State. *20 June – the Irish Republican Army is (again) declared an illegal organisation by the government. *6 September – the new Roman Catholic Christ the King Cathedral, Mullingar, is dedicated. *20 November – Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1938 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - The Duke of Abercorn * Prime Minister - James Craig Events *16 March – Belfast Harbour Airport at Sydenham is opened, with the inaugural commercial flight to Glasgow. *17 March – British Royal Navy cruiser is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. *24 May – The new Anti-Partition Party takes eight seats in a Unionist-controlled Londonderry Corporation. Arts and literature * April – Louis MacNeice publishes ''I Crossed the Minch'' and his poetry ''The Earth Compels''. Sport Football * Irish League ::Winners: Belfast Celtic *Irish Cup ::Winners: Belfast Celtic 2 - 0 Bangor Births *20 January – Derek Dougan, footballer (died 2007). *21 January – Ken Maginnis, Baron Maginnis of Drumglass, Ulster Unionist Party politician. *16 February – Sammy Chapman, footballer and football manager. *17 March – Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor-General Of The Irish Free State
The Governor-General of the Irish Free State ( ga, Seanascal Shaorstát Éireann) was the official representative of the sovereign of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936. By convention, the office was largely ceremonial. Nonetheless, it was controversial, as many Irish Nationalists regarded the existence of the office as offensive to republican principles and a symbol of continued British involvement in Irish affairs, despite the Governor-General having no connection to the British Government after 1931. For this reason, the office's role was diminished over time by the Irish Government. The 1931 enactment in London of the Statute of Westminster gave the Irish Free State full legislative independence. However, the Irish considered that full legislative independence had been achieved in 1922. The role of Governor-General in the Irish Free State was removed from the Constitution on 11 December 1936, at the time of Edward VIII's abdication as king of the United Kingdom and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
