1891 in Ireland

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See also: 1890 in Ireland, other events of 1891, 1892 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sports 3.1 Gaelic Athletic Association 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• The Balfour Land Act makes more funds available for land purchase and sets up the Congested Districts Board for Ireland.
• Parnellites form the Irish National Federation and win seats in Sligo and Carlow.
• The Irish Daily Independent newspaper is founded. It becomes the Irish Independent in 1905.
• Charles Stewart Parnell marries Kitty O'Shea in Sussex in June of this year.
• James Stephens, founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, returns home to Ireland after 25 years in exile.
• Michael Davitt, standing as an anti-Parnellite candidate, is defeated by John Redmond in a Waterford by-election.
• October 6 - Charles Stewart Parnell dies. Up to 200,000 people attend the funeral of the 'Uncrowned King of Ireland.'

[edit] Arts and literature

• Oscar Wilde publishes The Picture of Dorian Gray.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
  • Kerry 2-3 : 1-5 Wexford
• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
  • Dublin 2-1 : 1-9 Cork

[edit] Births

• June 20 - John A. Costello, senior counsel, former Taoiseach, Attorney-General

[edit] Deaths

• 6 October - Charles Stewart Parnell, political leader