History

Birth of Samuel Beckett in Foxrock, Co. Dublin
Birth of Samuel Beckett in Foxrock, Co. Dublin Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal, and tragicomic experiences of life, often coupled with black comedy and nonsense. His work became increasingly minimalist as his career progressed, involving more aesthetic and linguistic experimentation, with techniques of stream of consciousness repetition and self-reference. He is considered one of the last modernist writers, and one of the key figures in what Martin ……

The Irish political party Sinn Féin is founded in Dublin by Arthur Griffith
The Irish political party Sinn Féin is founded in Dublin by Arthur Griffith Sinn Féin, an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, was founded by Arthur Griffith on November 28, 1905, in Dublin. Arthur Griffith was an Irish nationalist and journalist who played a key role in the establishment of the political party. The name “Sinn Féin” means “Ourselves” or “We Ourselves” in Irish. …

Birth in Dublin of Bryan Guinness, 2nd Lord Moyne; brewer and writer
Birth in Dublin of Bryan Guinness, 2nd Lord Moyne; brewer and writer …

Francis Llewellyn Harrison, musicologist, is born in Dublin
Francis Llewellyn Harrison, musicologist, is born in Dublin …

Death of Dr. Thomas Barnardo. Dublin-born Barnardo opened his first home for destitute boys in Stepney in 1870
Death of Dr. Thomas Barnardo. Dublin-born Barnardo opened his first home for destitute boys in Stepney in 1870 …

Pat OCallaghan, physician, hammer-thrower and first man to win an Olympic gold medal while representing Ireland, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork
Pat OCallaghan, physician, hammer-thrower and first man to win an Olympic gold medal while representing Ireland, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork …

Birth of James “Snowy” Dunne, widely regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest centre forwards. He played for Arsenal, Southampton and the Shamrock Rovers
Birth of James “Snowy” Dunne, widely regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest centre forwards. He played for Arsenal, Southampton and the Shamrock Rovers …

Brian Coffey, poet and scientist, is born in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Brian Coffey, poet and scientist, is born in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin …

Construction of the Kings Theatre in Edinburgh commences.
Construction of the Kings Theatre in Edinburgh commences. …

Mary Browne from Roscommon becomes the first Ban Garda, a woman police officer.
Mary Browne from Roscommon becomes the first Ban Garda, a woman police officer. …