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Six days of Irish Parliamentary Party debates begin, only to end in a split, with the majority opposing Parnell
Six days of Irish Parliamentary Party debates begin, only to end in a split, with the majority opposing Parnell The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) debates that took place in 1890. The six days of intense debates within the party ultimately led to a split, with a majority of members opposing Charles Stewart Parnell, who was the leader of the IPP at the time. …

Michael Hayes, politician and professor of Irish, is born in Dublin
Michael Hayes, politician and professor of Irish, is born in Dublin Michael Joseph Hayes (1 December 1889 – 11 July 1976) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1922 to 1932, Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 1922 to September 1922 and Minister for Education January 1922 to August 1922. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the National University constituency from 1921 to 1933. He was a Senator from 1938 to 1965. …

The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the famine, takes shelter in Derry harbour
The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the famine, takes shelter in Derry harbour The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger, takes shelter in Derry harbour. …

First lighthouse in Scotland opened at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh
First lighthouse in Scotland opened at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh The first lighthouse in Scotland was established at Kinnaird Head in Fraserburgh. …

The first volume of Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh
The first volume of Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh First Edition The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. …

Poynings' Law enacted, strengthened English Crown control over Irish Parilment
Poynings' Law enacted, strengthened English Crown control over Irish Parilment Poynings’ Law is a piece of legislation that was enacted in 1494 in the Parliament of Ireland during the reign of King Henry VII of England. …