1873 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1873 in Ireland.

Events

• February - Irish Home Rule Movement: Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain founded in Manchester.
• March - Gladstone's Irish University Bill defeated in the House of Commons.
• May 4 - The Roman Catholic St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry, is dedicated.
• November 18–21 - Irish Home Rule Movement: The Home Government Association reconstitutes itself as the Home Rule League.

Sport

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

Births

January to June

• 9 January - John Flanagan, three-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw (died 1938).
• 17 January - T. C. Murray, dramatist (died 1959).
• 27 January - Alexander Young, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Ruiterskraal, South Africa, killed in action (died 1916).
• 1 February - John Barry, soldier, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Monument Hill, South Africa (died 1901).
• 20 March - Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore, High Sheriff and councillor (died 1949).
• 29 March (bapt.) - Peig Sayers (Máiréad Sayers), seanchaí (traditional storyteller) (died 1958).
• 19 April - Thomas Joseph Crean, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Tygerkloof Spruit, South Africa (died 1923).
• 5 May - Lucius Gwynn, cricketer (died 1902).
• 18 May - J. B. Fagan, actor-manager (died 1933 in Hollywood)
• 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 (died 1948).
• 3 June - Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet, barrister, member of Seanad (died 1956).
• 14 June - William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, soldier (died 1918).

July to December

• 22 July James Cousins, poet and writer (died 1956).
• 6 August - James O'Mara, Irish Parliamentary Party and Sinn Féin MP (died 1948).
• 2 September - James Duhig, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (died 1965).
• 26 September - Annie M. P. Smithson, nurse, novelist, poet and Nationalist (died 1948).
• 30 October - Dave Gallaher, rugby player for New Zealand, killed at the Battle of Passchendaele (died 1917).
• 26 November - Tom Sharkey, boxer (died 1953).
• 5 December - William Crozier, cricketer (died 1916).
• 9 December - James McCombs, politician in New Zealand (died 1933).
• 12 December - Lola Ridge, anarchist poet and editor (died 1941).

Deaths

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

Full date unknown

• John Cliffe Watts, military officer, architect in Australia (born 1786).
• Master McGrath, greyhound (born 1866).

External links

• County|Carlow Football Club