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1871 In Ireland
Events from the year 1871 in Ireland. Events *1 January – Church of Ireland disestablished. St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, becomes the National Cathedral. *15 April – Ormeau Park is opened to the public by Belfast City Council. *16 June – The Westmeath Act is enacted allowing arrest and detention without trial. * J. P. Mahaffy appointed to the Chair of Ancient History at Trinity College, Dublin at the age of 32. Arts and literature Sport Hare coursing * Waterloo Cup won by Master McGrath for the third time. Births *8 January – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (died 1940). *14 January – A. M. Sullivan, lawyer (died 1959). *16 January – Valentine McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee, Labour MP in the United Kingdom (died 1953). *19 January – Frederick Barton Maurice, soldier, military correspondent, writer and academic, founded the British Legion in 1920 (died 1951). *13 February – Joseph Devlin, Nationalist politician an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second largest Christian church on the island after the Roman Catholic Church. Like other Anglican churches, it has retained elements of pre-Reformation practice, notably its episcopal polity, while rejecting the primacy of the Pope. In theological and liturgical matters, it incorporates many principles of the Reformation, particularly those of the English Reformation, but self-identifies as being both Reformed and Catholic, in that it sees itself as the inheritor of a continuous tradition going back to the founding of Christianity in Ireland. As with other members of the global Anglican communion, individual parishes accommodate different approaches to the level of ritual and formality, variously referred to as High and Low Church. Overvie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants, as well as all others in need. Membership Service in the armed forces is no longer a requirement of Legion membership. The Legion has an official membership magazine, ''Legion'', which is free to all Legion members as part of their annual subscription. History The British Legion was founded in 1921 as a voice for the ex-service community as a bringing together of four organisations: the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers and the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers, and incorporated the fundraising department of the Officers' Association. Field Marshal The 1st Earl Haig (1861–1928), British commander at the Battle of the Somme and Passchendaele, was one of the founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Field (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Laurence Field, (18 April 1871 – 24 October 1945) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served in the Boxer Rebellion as commander of a raiding party and in the First World War as commanding officer of the battleship , flagship of Admiral Martyn Jerram at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet before serving as First Sea Lord during the early 1930s, in which role he dealt with the response to the Invergordon Mutiny in September 1931 and ensured the abandonment in 1932 of the 'ten-year rule', an attempt by the treasury to control defence expenditure by requesting the Foreign Office to declare whether there was any risk of war during the next ten years. Early career Born the second son of Colonel Spencer Field, 6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and Catherine Field (née Darrah), Field was educated privately before joining the Royal Navy as a cadet in the training ship HMS ''Britannia'' in 1884. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 In Ireland
Events in 1909 in Ireland. Events * 31 October – The Royal University of Ireland was dissolved. * 14 December – Ernest Shackleton delivered a lecture entitled ''Nearest the South Pole'' in the large hall of the National University in Dublin. * 31 December – Harry Ferguson became the first person to fly an aircraft in Ireland, in a monoplane he designed and built himself. * The Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast was officially recognised as a university teaching hospital. * Fieldwork for the multidisciplinary Clare Island Survey commenced under the direction of Robert Lloyd Praeger. Arts and literature * 1 April – Lennox Robinson's first play, ''The Cross Roads'', was performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin; he became the theatre manager later in the year. * 22 July – Widowed Irish painter John Lavery married Irish American painter Hazel Martyn. * 20 August – The tenor Enrico Caruso performed at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. * 20 December – The first dedicated c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millington Synge
Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of parricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, which he had co-founded with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. His other major works include '' In the Shadow of the Glen'' (1903), ''Riders to the Sea'' (1904), ''The Well of the Saints'' (1905), and ''The Tinker's Wedding'' (1909). Although he came from a wealthy Anglo-Irish background, his writings mainly concern working-class Catholics in rural Ireland, and with what he saw as the essential paganism of their world view. Owing to his ill health, Synge was schooled at home. His early interest was in music, leading to a scholarship and degre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1949 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - Earl Granville * Prime Minister - Basil Brooke Events *17 April – At midnight 26 counties officially leave the British Commonwealth under terms of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948. A 21-gun salute on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, ushers in the Republic of Ireland. *3 May – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Ireland Act guaranteeing the position of Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom as long as a majority of its citizens want it to be. The government also recognises the existence of the Republic of Ireland. *10 May – An Oireachtas motion calls a "Protest Against Partition" because of the UK's Ireland Act provisions. *13 May – John A. Costello, Éamon de Valera, William Norton and Seán MacBride share a platform to protest the British government's attitude to the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. *25 May – The Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded in 1905, emerging from the Irish Unionist Alliance in Ulster. Under Edward Carson, it led unionist opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement. Following the partition of Ireland, it was the governing party of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. It was supported by most unionist voters throughout the conflict known as the Troubles, during which time it was often referred to as the Official Unionist Party (OUP). Under David Trimble, the party helped negotiate the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which ended the conflict. Trimble served as the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002. However, it was overtaken as the largest unionist party in 2003 by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). As of 2022 it is the fourth-largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, after the DUP, Sinn Féin, and the Alliance Party. The party has been unrepresented in Westmins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lyle
William Lyle (30 March 1871 – 2 August 1949) was a Northern Irish medical doctor and Ulster Unionist Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for a few years in his 70s. Career Lyle was a graduate of Queen's University Belfast who became a medical Officer for Newtownstewart in County Tyrone. A member of Tyrone County Council, he stood as the Ulster Unionist candidate at a by-election on 19 October 1942 for the Queen's University of Belfast constituency, and was elected unopposed. He was sworn in on 27 October 1942. On 15 December 1942, the Commons debated a motion proposed by Lyle for the creation of a dedicated Ministry of Health, in view of the sweeping changes needed to implement the recently-published Beveridge Report. He used the debate to attack the Minister of Home Affairs, Dawson Bates, whose brief included health. Bates had held the office since the foundation of Northern Ireland 21 years earlier, but Northern Ireland had seen no new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1934 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - The Duke of Abercorn * Prime Minister - James Craig Events *20 January – The funeral of the veteran nationalist Member of Parliament, Joseph Devlin, takes place in Belfast. *27 January – Presentation of Belfast Castle to the City of Belfast by the Earl of Shaftesbury is announced. *28 March – Belfast Zoo opens in part of Bellevue Pleasure Gardens. *24 April – In a debate in the Parliament of Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister, Lord Craigavon, states "All I boast of is that we are a Protestant Parliament and a Protestant State." (often misquoted as " A Protestant Parliament for a Protestant People"). *29 May – King's Hall, Belfast, the largest exhibition venue in Northern Ireland, is opened. Arts and literature Sport Football * Irish League ::Winners: Linfield *Irish Cup ::Winners: Linfield 4 - 0 Cliftonville *Ballymena Football Club is renamed Ballymena United F.C. Births *20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2021, its population was 1,903,100, making up about 27% of Ireland's population and about 3% of the UK's population. The Northern Ireland Assembly (colloquially referred to as Stormont after its location), established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. Northern Ireland cooperates with the Republic of Ireland in several areas. Northern Ireland was created in May 1921, when Ireland was partitioned by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating a devolved government for the six northeastern counties. As was intended, Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British House Of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved. The House of Commons of England started to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and from 1800 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the independence of the Irish Free State. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the Lords' power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. The gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
