History

Gavin Maxwell, born
Gavin Maxwell, born Gavin Maxwell FRSL FZS FRGS (15 July 1914 – 7 September 1969) was a British naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters. …

Government of Ireland Bill enacted
Government of Ireland Bill enacted The Government of Ireland Act 1914 was the Home Rule Bill that had been first introduced in 1912 and debated in Parliament for two years, which was finally passed under the Parliament Act 1911 and given Royal Assent on 18 September 1914. However, on the same day a Suspensory Act was also passed, which suspended the enactment of two Acts of Parliament (the Government of Ireland Act and the Welsh Churches Act) initially for 12 months due to the outbreak of war. …

Actor Archie Duncan (known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes) born Glasgow.
Actor Archie Duncan (known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes) born Glasgow. …

British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule for the third time
British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule for the third time …

Cumann na mBan, Irish womens republican movement founded
Cumann na mBan, Irish womens republican movement founded Cumann na mBan, (the ‘League of Women’), was an Irish republican women’s paramilitary organisation formed on 2 April 1914 as an auxilliary of the Irish Volunteers (IV). Although it was otherwise an independent organization, its executive was subordinate to that of the IV. …

60 cavalry officers at the Curragh resign their commissions an incident known as the Curragh Mutiny
60 cavalry officers at the Curragh resign their commissions an incident known as the Curragh Mutiny The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the British Army in Ireland, which at the time still formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland was scheduled to receive a measure of devolved government, which included Ulster, later in the year. The incident is important in 20th-century Irish history, and is notable for being one of the few occasions since the English Civil War in which elements of the British military openly intervened in ……

Prime Minister Asquith offers a compromise on Home Rule electors in the North
Prime Minister Asquith offers a compromise on Home Rule electors in the North Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC, FRS (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last Liberal Party prime minister to command a majority government, and the most recent Liberal to have served as Leader of the Opposition. He played a major role in the design and passage of major liberal legislation and a reduction of the power of the House of Lords. In August 1914, Asquith took Great Britain and the British Empire ……

Official founding date of the Provisional Committee of the Irish Volunteers
Official founding date of the Provisional Committee of the Irish Volunteers The Irish Volunteers (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann), also known as the Irish Volunteer Force or the Irish Volunteer Army, was a paramilitary organisation established in 1913 by nationalists and republicans in Ireland. …

Irish Citizen Army is formed
Irish Citizen Army is formed The Irish Citizen Army (ICA) was formed in 1913, and it played a significant role in the events leading up to the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland. The Irish Citizen Army was established as a result of the social and labor unrest in Dublin during the early 20th century, particularly around the 1913 Dublin Lockout. …

Irish historian, novelist and poet, Emily Lawless dies
Irish historian, novelist and poet, Emily Lawless dies …