1899 in Ireland

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See also: 1898 in Ireland, other events of 1899, 1900 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Athletics 3.2 Football 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• The Second Boer War begins in South Africa. Major John McBride forms an Irish brigade to aid the Boers.
• Michael Davitt withdraws from the British House of Commons in protest at the Boer War.
• The first issue of Arthur Griffith's, 'United Irishman,' is published.
• The Rathmines and Rathgar music society is founded.

[edit] Arts and literature

• William Butler Yeats and Edward Martin form the Irish Literary Theatre. Its first performance is The Countess Cathleen.
• W. B. Yeats publishes The Wind Amongst the Reads.

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

• Tom Kiely establishes a world record in the hammer event. He becomes the first man to throw the hammer more than 160 feet.

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Distillery

• Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Glentoran

[edit] Births

• 18 January - Sir Anthony Esmonde, Fine Gael Teachta Dála representing Wexford, Member of the European Parliament.
• 21 January - John Bodkin Adams, general practitioner in Eastbourne cleared of murdering one of his patients (d.1983).
• Micheál MacLiammóir actor, co-founder of Gate Theatre

[edit] Deaths