History

First issue of James Connolly's Workers Republic
First issue of James Connolly's Workers Republic The first issue of James Connolly’s newspaper, Workers’ Republic, was published on August 13, 1898. The newspaper played a crucial role in advancing socialist ideas in Ireland and became an important platform for Connolly’s advocacy of workers’ rights, Irish independence, and socialism. …

Sean Lemass, born
Sean Lemass, born Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. He also served as Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 and 1945 to 1948, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954, 1945 to 1949 and 1932 to 1939 and Minister for Supplies from 1939 to 1945. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1924 to 1969. …

Birth of singer Cavan O’Connor
Birth of singer Cavan O’Connor Cavan O’Connor, an Irish tenor who became a popular singer in Britain during the early to mid-20th century, was born on July 15, 1899, in Birr, County Offaly, Ireland. …

Elizabeth Bowen, born
Elizabeth Bowen, born Elizabeth Bowen, a distinguished Anglo-Irish writer and novelist, was born on June 07, 1899, in Dublin, Ireland. She is well-regarded for her literary contributions, particularly her novels, short stories, and essays. …

Birth in Dublin of Elizabeth Bowen, novelist and short-story writer. Acclaimed for her fictional representations of Anglo-Irish Big House life, she is best known in Ireland for her novel The Last September
Birth in Dublin of Elizabeth Bowen, novelist and short-story writer. Acclaimed for her fictional representations of Anglo-Irish Big House life, she is best known in Ireland for her novel The Last September …

Margaret Anne Cusack (Sister Mary Francis Clare), the Nun of Kenmare, dies in Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Anne Cusack (Sister Mary Francis Clare), the Nun of Kenmare, dies in Leamington, Warwickshire, England …

The first production of the Irish Literary Theatre, The Countess Cathleen is performed
The first production of the Irish Literary Theatre, The Countess Cathleen is performed …

Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, The Manx Gaelic Society, Formed
Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, The Manx Gaelic Society, Formed Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh, also known as the Manx Language Society and formerly known as Manx Gaelic Society, was founded in 1899 in the Isle of Man to promote the Manx language. The group’s motto is Gyn çhengey, gyn çheer (Without language, without country). …

First issue of Gaelic Leagues An Claidheamh Soluis is published
First issue of Gaelic Leagues An Claidheamh Soluis is published An Claidheamh Soluis was an Irish nationalist newspaper published in the early 20th century by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League). It was named for the “Sword of Light” (in modern spelling Claíomh Solais) of Gaelic myth. …

Novelist Eric Linklater, son of an Orkney master mariner, born in Wales.
Novelist Eric Linklater, son of an Orkney master mariner, born in Wales. Eric Robert Russell Linklater CBE (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, fiction writer, military historian, and travel writer. For The Wind on the Moon, a children’s fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year’s best children’s book by a British subject. …