1878 in Ireland
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[edit] Events
- August - The narrow gauge Ballymena and Larne Railway starts passenger operations in County Antrim, the first on the Irish narrow gauge.[1]
- December - construction of the narrow gauge Ballycastle Railway begins.[1]
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 1 February - Thomás MacDonagh, nationalist, poet, rebel and Easter Rising leader, executed (d.1916).
- 14 February - Daniel Corkery, writer, teacher and Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil TD (d.1964).
- 23 February - Pádraic Ó Máille, Sinn Féin MP and TD, Fianna Fáil Senator (d.1946).
- 13 March - Patrick McCartan, Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of 1st Dáil, a founder member of Clann na Poblachta (d.1966).
- 19 March - Michael James O'Rourke, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1917 at Hill 70 near Lens, France (d.1957).
- 11 April - Kathleen Clarke, widow of Tom Clarke, Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil TD, Seanad member, first female Lord Mayor of Dublin (d.1972).
- 17 April - Thomas Harvey, cricketer and rugby player (d.1966).
- 3 June - Sinéad de Valera, writer and wife of third President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera (d.1975).
[edit] July to September
- 24 July - Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, writer and dramatist (d.1957).
- 9 August - Eileen Gray, architect and designer (d.1976).
- 15 August - Harry Corley, cricketer (d.1936).
- 17 August - Oliver St. John Gogarty, physician, poet and writer (d.1957).
- 27 November - William Orpen, painter (d.1931).
[edit] Full date unknown
- Helena Concannon, Fianna Fáil politician and historian (d.1952).
- Jamesy Kelleher, Cork hurler (d.1943).
- Margaret M. Pearse, Fianna Fáil TD and Seanad Éireann member, sister of Patrick Pearse (d.1968).
- Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, suffragist, pacifist and writer, murdered by British Army (d.1916).
- Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort, peer (d.1943).
- Dick Walsh, Kilkenny hurler (d.1958).
[edit] Deaths
- 2 April - William Clements, 3rd Earl of Leitrim, nobleman and landowner (b.1806).
- 22 September - Sir Richard John Griffith, 1st Baronet, geologist (b.1784).
- 24 October - Paul Cardinal Cullen, Cardinal and Catholic Primate of Ireland (b.1803).
- 21 November - John Deyell, founder of Millbrook, Ontario (b. c1775)
- 22 December - Patrick Mylott, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 in India (b.1820).
[edit] Full date unknown
- Henry MacManus, artist (b. c1810).
- Richard Smyth, Presbyterian minister, academic and politician (b.1826).
[edit] References
- ^ a b Baker, Michael HC (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7.
