1873 in Ireland

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1873
in
Ireland

Decades:	1850s • 1860s • 1870s • 1880s • 1890s
Centuries:	17th • 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st
See also:	1873 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1873 List of years in Ireland

Events

February - Irish Home Rule Movement: Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain founded in Manchester.^[1]
March - Gladstone's Irish University Bill defeated in the House of Commons.^[1]
May 4 - The Roman Catholic St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry, is dedicated.
November 18–21 - Irish Home Rule Movement: The Home Government Association reconstitutes itself as the Home Rule League.

9 January - John Flanagan, three-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw (died 1938).
17 January - T. C. Murray, dramatist (died 1959).
27 January - Alexander Young, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Ruiterskraal, South Africa, killed in action (died 1916).
1 February - John Barry, soldier, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Monument Hill, South Africa (died 1901).
20 March - Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore, High Sheriff and councillor (died 1949).
19 April - Thomas Joseph Crean, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Tygerkloof Spruit, South Africa (died 1923).
5 May - Lucius Gwynn, cricketer (died 1902).
28 May - D. D. Sheehan, journalist, barrister, author, Irish Parliamentary Party MP, one of four MP's to serve in 16th (Irish) Division in World War I (died 1948).
3 June - Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet, barrister, member of Seanad (died 1956).
14 June - William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, soldier (died 1918).

6 August - James O'Mara, Irish Parliamentary Party and Sinn Féin MP (died 1948).
2 September - James Duhig, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (died 1965).
30 October - Dave Gallaher, rugby player for New Zealand, killed at the Battle of Passchendaele (died 1917).
26 November - Tom Sharkey, boxer (died 1953).
5 December - William Crozier, cricketer (died 1916).
9 December - James McCombs, politician in New Zealand (died 1933).
12 December - Lola Ridge, anarchist poet and editor (died 1941).

James Cousins, poet and writer (died 1956).
John J. O'Kelly, politician, author and publisher, president of the Gaelic League and Sinn Féin (died 1957).
Peig Sayers, writer and seanachaí (died 1958).

7 February - Sheridan Le Fanu, novelist (born 1814).
20 February - James Haughton, social reformer and temperance activist (born 1795).
30 March - Richard Church, soldier, military officer and general in the Greek Army (born 1784).
8 April - Charles Irwin, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at Lucknow, India (born 1824).

↑ 1.0 1.1 Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., ed. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 77.

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