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Events

J. P. Mahaffy appointed to the Chair of Ancient History at Trinity College, Dublin at the age of 32^[1].
16 June - The Westmeath Act is enacted allowing arrest and detention without trial.

Arts and literature

Sport

Births

8 January - James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d.1940).
14 January - A. M. Sullivan, lawyer (d.1959).
16 January - Valentine McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee, Labour MP in the United Kingdom (d.1953).
19 January - Frederick Barton Maurice, soldier, military correspondent, writer and academic, founded the British Legion in 1920 (d.1951).
16 April - John Millington Synge, dramatist, poet and writer (d.1909).
18 April - Frederick Field, Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord (d.1945).
17 July - John Miller Andrews, second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d.1956).
30 August - James Nathaniel Halbert, entomologist (d.1948).
30 November - Thomas O'Donnell, barrister, judge, Irish Nationalist, MP (d.1943).
November - Thomas Moles, Ulster Unionist politician and journalist (d.1937).

Full date unknown

Elinor Darwin, engraver and painter (d.1954).

Deaths

2 January - Samuel Blackall, soldier, politician and second Governor of Queensland, Australia (b.1809).
3 February - James Sheridan Muspratt, research chemist and teacher (b.1821).
20 February - Paul Kane, painter in Canada (b.1810).
1 March - Anthony Coningham Sterling, British Army officer and historian (b.1805).
4 July - James Duffy, author and publisher (b.1809).
6 October - Edwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, peer (b.1812).
30 November - John T. Mills, lawyer and Supreme Court Justice for the Republic of Texas (b.1817).
15 December - John George, politician, judge and in 1859 Solicitor-General for Ireland (b.1804).

Full date unknown

Thomas Deane, architect (b.1792).

References

^ Edward Carson. A.T.Q. Stewart, Gill's Irish Lives, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 1981

[1] Edward Carson. A.T.Q. Stewart, Gill's Irish Lives, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 1981

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 ==Events==
-*[[J. P. Mahaffy]] appointed to the Chair of Ancient History at [[Trinity College, Dublin]] at the age of 32<ref>''Edward Carson''.  A.T.Q. Stewart, Gill’s Irish Lives, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 1981</ref>.
+*[[J. P. Mahaffy]] appointed to the Chair of Ancient History at [[Trinity College, Dublin]] at the age of 32<ref>''Edward Carson''.  A.T.Q. Stewart, Gill's Irish Lives, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 1981</ref>.
 *16 June - The [[Westmeath Act]] is enacted allowing arrest and detention without trial.
 ==Arts and literature==
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 *8 January - [[James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon]], first [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] (d.[[1940 in Northern Ireland|1940]]).
 *14 January - [[A. M. Sullivan (Irish lawyer)|A. M. Sullivan]], lawyer (d.[[1959 in Ireland|1959]]).
-*16 January - [[Valentine McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] in the [[United Kingdom]] (d.[[1953 in Ireland|1953]]).
+*16 January - [[Valentine McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] in the United Kingdom (d.[[1953 in Ireland|1953]]).
 *19 January - [[Frederick Barton Maurice]], soldier, military correspondent, writer and academic, founded the [[The Royal British Legion|British Legion]] in 1920 (d.[[1951 in Ireland|1951]]).
 *16 April - [[John Millington Synge]], dramatist, poet and writer (d.[[1909 in Ireland|1909]]).
@@ Line 17: / Line 16: @@
 *30 August - [[James Nathaniel Halbert]], [[entomologist]] (d.[[1948 in Ireland|1948]]).
 *30 November - [[Thomas O'Donnell (MP)|Thomas O'Donnell]], barrister, judge, [[Irish Nationalism|Irish Nationalist]], [[Member of Parliament|MP]] (d.[[1943 in Ireland|1943]]).
-*[[November]] - [[Thomas Moles]], [[Ulster Unionist]] politician and journalist (d.[[1937 in Northern Ireland|1937]]).
+*November - [[Thomas Moles]], [[Ulster Unionist]] politician and journalist (d.[[1937 in Northern Ireland|1937]]).
 ===Full date unknown===
 *[[Elinor Darwin]], engraver and painter (d.[[1954 in Ireland|1954]]).
 ==Deaths==
-*2 January - [[Samuel Blackall]], soldier, politician and second [[Governor of Queensland]], [[Australia]] (b.[[1809 in Ireland|1809]]).
+*2 January - [[Samuel Blackall]], soldier, politician and second [[Governor of Queensland]], Australia (b.[[1809 in Ireland|1809]]).
 *3 February - [[James Sheridan Muspratt]], research chemist and teacher (b.[[1821 in Ireland|1821]]).
-*20 February - [[Paul Kane]], painter in [[Canada]] (b.[[1810 in Ireland|1810]]).
+*20 February - [[Paul Kane]], painter in Canada (b.[[1810 in Ireland|1810]]).
 *1 March - [[Anthony Coningham Sterling]], [[British Army]] officer and [[historian]] (b.[[1805 in Ireland|1805]]).
 *4 July - [[James Duffy (Irish publisher)|James Duffy]], author and publisher (b.[[1809 in Ireland|1809]]).