1873 in Ireland

1873 in Ireland

Events

*February - Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain founded at Manchester.cite book | last=Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds)| year=1967 |title=The Course of Irish History | publisher=The Mercier Press | location=Cork, Ireland | pages=p 377]
*March - Gladstone's University Bill defeated.

Arts and literature

port

* October - Foundation of County Carlow Football Club, Rugby Union Club

Births

January to June

*9 January - John Jesus Flanagan, three-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw (d.1938).
*17 January - T. C. Murray, dramatist (d.1959).
*27 January - Alexander Young, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Ruiterskraal, South Africa, killed in action (d.1916).
*1 February - John Barry, soldier, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Monument Hill, South Africa (d.1901).
*20 March - Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore, High Sheriff and councillor (d.1949).
*19 April - Thomas Joseph Crean, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Tygerkloof Spruit, South Africa (d.1923).
*5 May - Lucius Gwynn, cricketer (d.1902).
*28 May - D. D. Sheehan, journalist, barrister, author, Irish Parliamentary Party MP, one of four MP's to serve in 16th (Irish) Division in World War I (d.1948).
*3 June - Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet, barrister, member of Seanad (d.1956).
*14 June - William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, soldier (d.1918).

July to December

*6 August - James O'Mara, Irish Parliamentary Party and Sinn Féin MP (d.1948).
*2 September - James Duhig, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (d.1965).
*30 October - Dave Gallaher, rugby player for New Zealand, killed at Passchendaele (d.1917).
*26 November - Tom Sharkey, boxer (d.1953).
*5 December - William Crozier, cricketer (d.1916).
*9 December - James McCombs, politician in New Zealand (d.1933).
*12 December - Lola Ridge, anarchist poet and editor (d.1941).

Full date unknown

*James Cousins, poet and writer (d.1956).
*John J. O'Kelly, politician, author and publisher, president of the Gaelic League and Sinn Féin (d.1957).
*Peig Sayers, writer and seanachaí (d.1958).

Deaths

*7 February - Sheridan Le Fanu, novelist (b.1814).
*20 February - James Haughton, social reformer and temperance activist (b.1795).
*30 March - Richard Church, soldier, military officer and general in the Greek Army (b.1784).
*8 April - Charles Irwin, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at Lucknow, India (b.1824).

Full date unknown

*John Cliffe Watts, military officer, architect in Australia (b.1786).

References

External links

* [http://www.carlowrugby.ie County|Carlow Football Club]


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