June 25

Lord Boyd Orr, biologist and Nobel Prize Winner, died.

Dr. Douglas Hyde inaugurated as first President of Ireland

Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland on June 25, 1938, at St. Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle. A respected scholar, Irish language revivalist, and founder of the Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge), Hyde’s selection marked a unifying and non-partisan start to the presidency of the newly established Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann).

Charles Stewart Parnell married Katherine OShea in England

The first Sherlock Holmes story by Edinburgh born author Arthur Conan Doyle was published in the Strand magazine.

Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace National Monument, Stirling.

Seven Scots, including John Stuart Forbes, were in the US, 7th Cavalry with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Erskine Childers, novelist, member of the Royal Navy, and later an Irish nationalist, is born in London.

Erskine Childers, novelist, Royal Navy officer, and later Irish nationalist, is born in London in 1870. He gained early fame for his classic espionage novel, The Riddle of the Sands (1903), which is often considered the first modern spy thriller and reflected his concerns about British naval preparedness.

Kadoudal - Breton patriot, beheaded in Paris.

David Douglas, explorer and botanist, born at Scone, Perthshire.

David Douglas, renowned explorer and botanist, is born in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland, on June 25, 1799. He becomes one of the most important plant collectors of the 19th century, undertaking expeditions across North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.

Northern column fails to take Hacketstown, Co. Carlow and returns to camp at Croghan

Northern column fails to take Hacketstown, Co. Carlow and returns to camp at Croghan. Southern column marches from Slatt to camp at Kilcumney Hill, Co. Carlow.