Events from the year 1888 in Ireland. January – the Chaine Memorial at Larne is completed. March – the Pan-Celtic Society is founded by W. B. Yeats. April...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1888. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting...
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The 1888–89 Irish Cup was the 9th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. Distillery won the tournament for...
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The following is an overview of the events of 1888 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. George Eastman files for a patent for...
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Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe...
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The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Benjamin...
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on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore includes towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The population figures...
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called the Model 1888 commission rifle) was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle, adopted in 1888. The invention of smokeless powder in the late 19th...
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United Kingdom (redirect from Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
established by separate Acts of Parliament: in England and Wales in 1888, Scotland in 1889 and Ireland in 1898, meaning there is no consistent system...
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Vict. c. 9) The Municipal Local Bills (Ireland) Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 34) The Borough Funds (Ireland) Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 53) List of short titles...
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Government Act 1888 Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975 (SI 1975 No. 156) County styled as county borough by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898...
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top male inter-county football teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year since 1887, except in 1888 when the competition was not played...
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The 1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was unfinished owing to the American Invasion Tour, an unsuccessful attempt to raise funds for a revival...
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(born 1966), BBC TV presenter Paddy O'Connell (Gaelic footballer) (1888–1980), Irish Gaelic footballer Pat O'Connell (surfer) (born 1971), American surfer...
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John Yates, of Burnley, scored 3 goals against Ireland in his only appearance for England. Key BHC = 1888–89 British Home Championship Source: Rules for...
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The 1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic...
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List of fairy tales (section Ireland)
Legends and Stories of Ireland vol. 1. Dublin: W.F. Wakeman. Retrieved 6 November 2017. McAnally, David Russell (1888). Irish Wonders: The Ghosts, Giants...
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The 1888–89 FA Cup was the 18th edition of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. Following...
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Ireland (cricketer) (1888–1970), English amateur cricketer John Ireland (philatelist) (1882–1965), British philatelist John Ireland (pirate) (fl. 1694–1701)...
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Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1888. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800...
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Leprechaun (redirect from Irish Leprechaun)
in "calling attention to the leprechaun" in the late 19th century. This classification by Yeats is derived from D. R. McAnally (Irish Wonders, 1888)...
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National Football League (NFL) player Harold Jackson (cricketer) (1888–1979), Irish cricketer Harold Jackson (politician) (1902–1980), Australian politician...
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status and a replay was ordered. 17 March 1888 Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast Attendance: 3,000 "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec...
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played in a Test match (which includes those who played against the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team) Those who represented the British and Irish Lions...
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Sport in Ireland plays an important role in Irish society. The many sports played and followed in Ireland include Gaelic games (including Gaelic football...
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(1892–1974) (Irish-American) D'Arcy Corrigan (1870–1945) Eileen Crowe (1899–1978) Maureen Delany (1888–1961) Al Ferguson (1888–1971) (Irish-American) Barry...
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Irish folklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland. It is the study and appreciation of how people...
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Commercials of Limerick and Young Irelands of Louth. The final was played in Beech Hill, Donnybrook (not Bird Avenue) on 29 April 1888 with Commercials winning...
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Henry Cromwell (category Lords Lieutenant of Ireland)
137, 2nd ed. Firth 1888, p. 155 cites Collection of all the Statutes now in use in the Kingdom of Ireland, 1678, p. 588. Firth 1888, p. 155 cites Oliver...
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Mary Jane Kelly (category 1888 murders in the United Kingdom)
Mary Jane Kelly (c. 1863 – 9 November 1888), also known as Marie Jeanette Kelly, Fair Emma, Ginger, Dark Mary and Black Mary, is widely believed by scholars...
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