History

Special committee appointed to investigate Parnells ties to Phoenix Park murders
Special committee appointed to investigate Parnells ties to Phoenix Park murders In 1882, the assassination of two high-ranking British officials in Dublin’s Phoenix Park—Lord Frederick Cavendish, the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Thomas Henry Burke, the Permanent Under-Secretary—sent shockwaves through the United Kingdom and Ireland. These killings, carried out by a radical nationalist group known as the Invincibles, intensified tensions between the British government and Irish nationalists. …

Thomas Bodkin, lawyer and professor, is born in Dublin
Thomas Bodkin, lawyer and professor, is born in Dublin Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin (21 July 1887 – 24 April 1961) was an Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator. …

92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 Celsius), the highest temperature in Ireland since records began, was recorded at Kilkenny Castle
92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 Celsius), the highest temperature in Ireland since records began, was recorded at Kilkenny Castle …

Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace National Monument, Stirling.
Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace National Monument, Stirling. …

New Tay rail bridge opened, the longest in Britain.
New Tay rail bridge opened, the longest in Britain. …

Anti-Tithe riot, Mochdie, Wales.
Anti-Tithe riot, Mochdie, Wales. 50 civilians and 34 police injured as crowd tried to prevent seizure of cattle for tithe payments …

73 miners were killed in a firedamp explosion at Udston Colliery, Lanarkshire.
73 miners were killed in a firedamp explosion at Udston Colliery, Lanarkshire. …

Anti-Tithe Riot, Llangwm, Wales
Anti-Tithe Riot, Llangwm, Wales …

Edwin Muir, Poet and critic, born
Edwin Muir, Poet and critic, born …

Molly Allgood, actress, born
Molly Allgood, actress, born Molly Allgood, actress (stage name Máire O’Neill) and she lived until 1952. She had a successful career in the theater and appeared in many productions in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Molly Allgood was associated with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and worked alongside other renowned Irish playwrights and actors. …