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1885 in Ireland
Summary
Events from the year
1885 in Ireland
.
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See also:
1885 in the United Kingdom
Other events of 1885
List of years in Ireland
Events
edit
24 January – Irish terrorists damage
Westminster Hall
and the
Tower of London
with dynamite.
[1]
2 August –
William Walsh
is
consecrated
as
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
and
Primate of Ireland
, an office he will hold until his death in
1921
.
23 November – the
1885 general election in Ireland
is the first election following the
Representation of the People Act 1884
and the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
. The
Home Rule Party
, led by
Charles Stewart Parnell
, wins 85 seats. In the U.K. Parliament, Liberals under Gladstone hold the largest number of seats, but Salisbury remains Prime Minister with the support of the
Irish Party
.
The
Munster & Leinster Bank
, a constituent of Allied Irish Banks, begins operations following the collapse of the Munster Bank.
The Railway Tavern
in
Belfast
is renovated and reopened as the
Crown Liquor Saloon
.
The distinctive twin spires are added to
St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast
, which had been dedicated in
1860
.
Jacob's
open a biscuit bakery in
Waterford
.
2-year-old
Éamon de Valera
is brought from the United States to live with his maternal family in
County Limerick
following the death of his father.
Arts and literature
edit
Katharine Tynan
publishes
Louise de la Valliere, and Other Poems
.
[2]
Sport
edit
Football
edit
International
28 February England 4–0 Ireland (in
Manchester
)
[3]
14 March Scotland 8–2 Ireland (in
Glasgow
)
[3]
11 April Ireland 2–8 Wales (in
Belfast
)
[3]
Irish Cup
Winners:
Distillery
2–0 Limavady Alexander
Births
edit
12 January –
Thomas Ashe
, took part in the
Easter Rising
, died following forcible feeding while on
hunger strike
(died
1917
).
12 January –
Maire O'Neill
, actress (died
1952
).
18 January –
George Meldon
, cricketer (died
1951
).
19 January –
Joseph Connolly
,
Fianna Fáil
politician (died
1961
).
8 February –
Frederick William Hall
, soldier, posthumous recipient of the
Victoria Cross
for gallantry in 1915 during the
Second Battle of Ypres
in Belgium (died
1915
).
27 February –
Bethel Solomons
, obstetrician and rugby player (died
1965
).
28 February –
Robert Quigg
, soldier, recipient of the
Victoria Cross
for gallantry in 1916 at the
Battle of the Somme
(died
1955
).
1 May –
Michael Staines
,
Sinn Féin
TD
, member of
1st Dáil
, first Commissioner of the
Garda Síochána
(died
1955
).
25 May –
Gerald Boland
, founder-member of
Fianna Fáil
, served as Minister for Posts & Telegraphs, Minister for Lands and Minister for Justice (died
1973
).
30 May –
Thomas Hughes
, soldier, recipient of the
Victoria Cross
for gallantry in 1916 at
Guillemont
, France (died
1942
).
9 June –
William Coffey
, cricketer.
24 September –
Shane Leslie
, diplomat and writer (died
1971
).
10 October –
Patrick Hogan
,
Labour Party
,
TD
,
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
(died
1969
).
25 December –
Jimmy Gardner
, boxer (died
1964
).
Full date unknown
Charles Campbell, 2nd Baron Glenavy
, peer (died
1963
).
C. Morton Horne
, musical comedy performer (killed in action 1916).
Deaths
edit
1 February –
Thomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan
,
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
(born
1812
).
13 February –
Barry Yelverton, 5th Viscount Avonmore
, nobleman and officer (born
1859
).
30 July –
John O'Kane Murray
, physician and author (born
1847
).
18 August –
Francis Hincks
, politician in Canada (born
1807
).
31 October –
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn
, politician and twice
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
(born
1811
).
26 November –
Thomas Andrews
, chemist and physicist (born
1813
).
See also
edit
1885 in Scotland
1885 in Wales
References
edit
^
Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992).
The Chronology of British History
. London: Century Ltd. pp. 310–311.
ISBN
0-7126-5616-2
.
^
Cox, Michael, ed. (2004).
The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature
. Oxford University Press.
ISBN
0-19-860634-6
.
^
a
b
c
Hayes, Dean (2006).
Northern Ireland International Football Facts
. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 150.
ISBN
0-86281-874-5
.