History

First issue of the weekly suffrage magazine, Irish Citizen, appears
First issue of the weekly suffrage magazine, Irish Citizen, appears …

Pearse and Connolly agree to ceasefire after being forced out of the Dublin GPO by artillery fire
Pearse and Connolly agree to ceasefire after being forced out of the Dublin GPO by artillery fire The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. Despite its military failure, it can be judged as being a significant stepping-stone in the eventual creation of the Irish Republic. …

Irish novelist, historian and politician, Justin McCarthy, dies
Irish novelist, historian and politician, Justin McCarthy, dies Justin McCarthy (22 November 1830 – 24 April 1912) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, historian, novelist and politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1879 to 1900, taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. …

The Aud arrives at Banna Strand, Co. Kerry, from Germany with 20,000 rifles for use of the Volunteers in the Easter Uprising
The Aud arrives at Banna Strand, Co. Kerry, from Germany with 20,000 rifles for use of the Volunteers in the Easter Uprising Banna Strand is associated with Roger Casement who was captured on April 21, 1916, while attempting to land arms for Irish Republicans from the German vessel the Aud. Banana Strand is an Atlanic ocean beach extending from Ballyheigue in the North to Barrow Harbour at its southern edge, located in County Kerry. …

Death of Dublin writer Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula
Death of Dublin writer Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End’s Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned. …

The Titanic, the worlds largest ship built at Belfasts Harland and Wolfe, hits an iceberg
The Titanic, the worlds largest ship built at Belfasts Harland and Wolfe, hits an iceberg …

Birth of actor Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin
Birth of actor Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor, best remembered for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974). He achieved international recognition in 1964 for his appearance alongside the Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney. …

Joseph Lister, pioneer of surgery and antiseptic at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow and Edinburgh Royal, died
Joseph Lister, pioneer of surgery and antiseptic at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow and Edinburgh Royal, died Joseph Lister, the pioneering surgeon known for his development of antiseptic surgical techniques, passed away on February 10, 1912, in Walmer, Kent, England. …

Poet Sorley MacLean born on the island of Raasay.
Poet Sorley MacLean born on the island of Raasay. …

Birth in Portrush of Fred Daly, the only Irishman to win a golf major - the British Open in 1947
Birth in Portrush of Fred Daly, the only Irishman to win a golf major - the British Open in 1947 …