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Edward Mulhare, actor, is born in Co. Cork
Edward Mulhare, actor, is born in Co. Cork …

Gretta Bowen, artist known as the Irish Grandma Moses, died
Gretta Bowen, artist known as the Irish Grandma Moses, died …

Home Rule Bill introduced in English Parliament by Gladstone
Home Rule Bill introduced in English Parliament by Gladstone …

A. E. (George Russell), pivotal Irish Renaissance poet, painter, journalist and mystic, is born
A. E. (George Russell), pivotal Irish Renaissance poet, painter, journalist and mystic, is born …

John George Adair evicts 244 tenants on his estate at Derryveagh, Co. Donegal
John George Adair evicts 244 tenants on his estate at Derryveagh, Co. Donegal …

Sir Jonah Barrington, the Irish Parliaments leading opponent of the Union with Britain and author, dies
Sir Jonah Barrington, the Irish Parliaments leading opponent of the Union with Britain and author, dies Born in 1760, fourth of six children of John Barrington, landowner in Queen’s Co. Admitted to the bar in 1788 and eventually became a Judge of the High Court of Admiralty. …

Sir Frederick Burton, painter, is born in Corofin, Co. Clare
Sir Frederick Burton, painter, is born in Corofin, Co. Clare …

Sir William Rowan Hamilton, mathematician and astronomer, is born in Dublin
Sir William Rowan Hamilton, mathematician and astronomer, is born in Dublin Sir William Rowan Hamilton MRIA, FRAS (3/4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin, and Royal Astronomer of Ireland, living at Dunsink Observatory. …

Viscount Edmond Pery, speaker of the House of Commons, born
Viscount Edmond Pery, speaker of the House of Commons, born Edmund Sexton Pery, 1st Viscount Pery (8 April 1719 – 24 February 1806; middle name also spelt Sexten) was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons between 1771 and 1785. …

King Alexander I crowned
King Alexander I crowned King Alexander I of Scotland, also known as Alexander I of Alba, was crowned on April 23, 1107. He was the son of King Malcolm III and Queen Margaret, and his reign marked an important period in the history of Scotland. Alexander I ruled as King of the Scots from 1107 until his death in 1124. …