January 01

Annie Moore, 15, of County Cork, 1st Irish Immigrant through Ellis Island

January 1, 1892

Gretta Bowen, artist, is born in Dublin

January 1, 1880

Gladstone's Irish Church Act which disestablishes the Church of Ireland takes effect

January 1, 1871

Harland & Wolff Shipyard founded - built the RMS Titanic

January 1, 1862

Act of Union goes into Effect, merging the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland

January 1, 1801

George Benn, businessman and historian of Belfast, is born in Tandragee, Co. Armagh

January 1, 1801

James Wills, clergyman and writer, is born in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon

January 1, 1790

Maria Edgeworth, Irish author, is born

January 1, 1767

Charles O'Conor of Belanagare, an Irish writer, is born

January 1, 1710

Hugh O'Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone, defeated at Kinsale

January 1, 1602