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1872 in Ireland
Summary
Events from the year
1872 in Ireland
.
←
1871
1870
1869
1868
1867
1872
in
Ireland
→
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
Centuries:
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
Decades:
1850s
1860s
1870s
1880s
1890s
See also:
1872 in the United Kingdom
Other events of 1872
List of years in Ireland
Events
edit
Party Processions Acts
repealed.
[1]
Summer – about 30,000
Nationalists
hold a demonstration at
Hannahstown
near
Belfast
, campaigning for the release of
Fenian
prisoners, but leading to another series of riots between
Catholics
and
Protestants
in the city.
[1]
23 November –
1872 Londonderry City by-election
, the first Irish election to the Parliament of the UK held by
secret ballot
. The seat is won from the
Liberal Party
by the
Irish Conservative Party
's
Charles Lewis
.
Ulster Hospital for Women and Sick Children is opened in Chichester Street,
Belfast
.
Arts and literature
edit
Samuel Ferguson
publishes his long poem
Congal
.
Sheridan Le Fanu
publishes his short-story collection
In a Glass Darkly
including the
vampire
novella
Carmilla
.
Charles Lever
publishes his last novel
Lord Kilgobbin
, "a tale of Ireland in our own time" (serialisation concludes and publication in book form).
Sport
edit
Births
edit
14 February –
Tom Ross
, cricketer (died
1947
).
31 March –
Arthur Griffith
, founder and third leader of
Sinn Féin
, served as
President of Dáil Éireann
(died
1922
).
26 April – William Cunningham Deane-Tanner,
later
William Desmond Taylor
, film director in
United States
(murdered 1922).
13 June –
Blayney Hamilton
, cricketer (died
1946
).
4/7 July –
John J. O'Kelly
, politician, author and publisher, president of the
Gaelic League
and
Sinn Féin
(died
1957
).
16 July –
George Henry Morris
, soldier, first
commanding officer
to lead an
Irish Guards
battalion
into battle (killed in action
1914
).
23 July –
John J. McGrath
,
Democrat
U.S. Representative
from
California
(died
1951
).
13 August –
Robert Johnston
, soldier, recipient of the
Victoria Cross
for gallantry in 1899 at the
Battle of Elandslaagte
,
South Africa
(died
1950
).
4 September –
James Magee
, cricketer (died
1949
).
23 September –
Dan Comyn
, cricketer (died 1949).
20 October –
Seán O'Mahony
,
Sinn Féin
MP
(died
1934
).
24 October –
Peter O'Connor
, athlete (born in
Millom
,
England
) (died
1957
)
13 November –
John M. Lyle
, architect in
Canada
(died
1945
).
28 November –
Ethel Hobday
, pianist (died
1947
).
Undated –
Patrick R. Chalmers
, writer (died
1942
).
Deaths
edit
22 January –
Valentine McMaster
, Scottish military surgeon, recipient of the
Victoria Cross
for gallantry in 1857 at the
Siege of Lucknow
,
India
(born 1834 in British India).
8 February –
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
, statesman, three times
Chief Secretary for Ireland
,
Viceroy of India
, assassinated (born
1822
).
1 June –
Charles Lever
, novelist (born
1806
).
18 October –
Michael O'Connor
, first Catholic Bishop of
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
, first Catholic
Bishop of Erie
,
Jesuit
(born
1810
).
23 November –
Joseph Ward
, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1858 at
Gwalior
, India (born
1832
).
6 December –
James Byrne
, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born
1822
).
Full date unknown
Anne Elizabeth Ball
,
phycologist
(born
1808
).
Robert Patterson
, businessman and naturalist (born
1802
).
See also
edit
1872 in Scotland
1872 in Wales
References
edit
^
a
b
"Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events".
Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN)
. Retrieved
28 January
2010
.