1893 in Ireland
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See also: 1892 in Ireland, other events of 1893, 1894 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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[edit] Events
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom William Gladstone's Second Home Rule Bill is passed in the British House of Commons but is rejected in the House of Lords.
- The biggest opposition to Home Rule manifests itself in Ulster, particularly amongst Protestants.
- Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill establish the Gaelic League.
- Consecration of St. Mel's Church in County Longford takes place. The church had taken 53 years to build.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Douglas Hyde publishes Love Songs of Connacht.
- William Butler Yeats publishes The Rose.
- Oscar Wilde stages A Woman of No Importance.
