April 25

April 25, 1918

Irish Labour Party declares one-day strike in protest over conscription act Anglo-Irish agreements

April 25, 1877

Ralph Henry Byrne, architect, is born in Dublin

April 25, 1861

William Ford, who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage, marries fellow country woman Mary O'Hern.

April 25, 1819

Vere Foster, philanthropist and educationist, is born in Copenhagen

Thomas Erle, MP for Cork city, commands the centre at the Battle of Alamanza

April 25, 1681

Count Redmond OHanlon (outlawed chief) is shot dead by his foster-brother

April 25, 1284

At Caernarfon - Edward I of England declares his day old son as the Prince of Wales and thus the first pretender to the Welsh throne

April 25, 1185

Henry II sends his son John to Ireland

April 25, 1058

Malcolm III (Canmore) crowned.