1900 In Ireland
See also:
other events of 1900
,
1901 in Ireland
and the
list of 'years in Ireland'
.
Events
January 16
- Three lion cubs reared by an Irish red setter go on view at Dublin Zoo
January 17
- The different sections of the Nationalist Party meet in the
Mansion House
's Oak Room to promote national unity.
February 28
- Unofficial figures show that the Irish Fusiliers suffered the most in the Boer War.
March 12
- The 45th Company of the Imperial Yeomanry leaved
Dublin
for service in
South Africa
.
March 17
-
Queen Victoria
celebrates St. Patrick's Day in
Windsor Castle
. She pays tribute to Irish soldiers serving in
South Africa
.
April 4
-
Queen Victoria
arrives at Kingstown and travels to
Dublin
where she is greeted by the Lord Mayor and members of the Corporation.
April 7
- 52,000 children greet Queen Victoria at the
Phoenix Park
in
Dublin
.
April 23
- At a meeting in Loughrea
Douglas Hyde
complains of the rapid Anglicisation of the country and the loss of the language.
May 13
- The rift in the
Irish Parliamentary Party
is healed as
John Dillon
and
John Redmond
share a platform for the first time in 10 years.
July 5
- The British War Office issues a list of Irish prisoners from the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers. It names 473 men from 8 companies.
November 30
-
Oscar Wilde
, dramatist and wit, dies in poverty in
Paris
aged 46.
December 31
- There are special ceremonies all over the country to mark the closing of the
19th Century
and the dawning of the
20th Century
.
Arts and literature
Sports
Births
January 16
-
Frank Devlin
, badminton player.
February 22
-
Sean O'Faolain
, writer.
May 25
-
John Hunt
, expert on mediaeval art.
June 7
-
Patricia Lynch
, children's author.
July 2
-
Tyrone Guthrie
, theatre producer.
July 10
-
Paul Carroll
, playwright.
October 2
-
Hubert Butler
, writer and local historian.
November 19
-
Pamela Hinkson
, writer.
December 23
-
Noel Purcell
, actor.
Deaths
November 12
-
Marcus Daly
.
November 30
-
Oscar Wilde
, author and playwright.
Ireland
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