History

John Gibson, died
John Gibson, died Sir John Gibson (1841–1915) was a journalist who spent most of his career at Aberystwyth as editor of the Cambrian News. …

Jeremiah ODonovan Rossna, Fenian leader, dies in the U.S.
Jeremiah ODonovan Rossna, Fenian leader, dies in the U.S. …

Britains worst train disaster at Quintinshill (near Gretna Green) in which three trains collided, with the loss of, 227 lives. A troop train carrying the Seventh Royal Scots Regiment hit a staionary train and the night express from London then hit the wr
Britains worst train disaster at Quintinshill (near Gretna Green) in which three trains collided, with the loss of, 227 lives. A troop train carrying the Seventh Royal Scots Regiment hit a staionary train and the night express from London then hit the wr …

The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork with the loss of more than 1,100 lives
The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork with the loss of more than 1,100 lives …

Walter Macken, novelist, born in Galway
Walter Macken, novelist, born in Galway …

Jazz trombonist George Chisholm born.
Jazz trombonist George Chisholm born. George Chisholm OBE (29 March 1915 – 6 December 1997) was a Scottish jazz trombonist and vocalist. …

Mary Slessor, missionary in West Africa, died
Mary Slessor, missionary in West Africa, died Mary Slessor, the Scottish Presbyterian missionary, passed away in 1915. She is remembered for her remarkable work as a missionary in Nigeria, particularly in the southeastern regions, where she lived among the Efik people. …

Home Rule Act on Statute Book but is suspended for the duration of World War
Home Rule Act on Statute Book but is suspended for the duration of World War …

Death of John Holland, from Liscannor, Co. Clare, designer of the first submarine
Death of John Holland, from Liscannor, Co. Clare, designer of the first submarine John Philip Holland, the Irish engineer and inventor who designed the first successful submarine, died on August 12, 1914. Born in Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland, on February 24, 1841, Holland is widely regarded as the father of the modern submarine. …

Easter Uprising Arms Arrive
Easter Uprising Arms Arrive Roger David Casement (Irish: Ruairí Dáithí Mac Easmainn; 1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed for treason during World War I. …