Ireland

Eamon de Valera resigns as head of Sinn Féin

Éamon de Valera resigned as the head of Sinn Féin in January 1926. This resignation came after a significant split in the party over the issue of taking the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown, which was a requirement for entering the Free State’s Dáil Éireann (the Irish Parliament) according to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. De Valera was opposed to the Treaty, which led to the Irish Civil War (1922-1923) because he and his followers believed it did not offer true independence for Ireland, as it kept Ireland as a dominion of the British Empire.

Rioting greets the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O'Caseys The Plough and the Stars

Rioting that greeted the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O’Casey’s play “The Plough and the Stars” in Dublin, Ireland, on its premiere in 1926. The play, which is set during the Easter Rising of 1916, sparked controversy due to its depiction of Irish nationalism and its portrayal of the events of the Rising.

First public demonstration of TV by John Logie Baird

John Logie Baird FRSE ( 13 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated the world’s first live working television system on 26 January 1926. He went on to invent the first publicly demonstrated colour television system and the first viable purely electronic colour television picture tube.

Con Houlihan, journalist, is born in Castleisland, Co. Kerry

Con Houlihan, (6 December 1925 – 4 August 2012) the renowned Irish sports journalist, was born in Castleisland, County Kerry. Cornelius Patrick Houlihan, known as Con Houlihan, was born on December 06, 1925.

Eoin MacNeill, resigns from the Boundary Commission

Eoin MacNeill (Irish: Eoin Mac Néill; born John McNeill; 15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, Gaelic revivalist, nationalist and politician who served as Minister for Education from 1922 to 1925, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Industries 1919 to 1921 and Minister for Finance January 1919 to April 1919.

First moving image on a television screen when John Logie Baird transmitted the image.

The first moving image ever transmitted to a television screen is successfully demonstrated by John Logie Baird in his London workshop. On this day, Baird transmits the image of a 15-year-old office boy, William Taynton, marking a historic breakthrough in television technology.

Charles Haughey, Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach, is born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Death of Matt Talbot

Death of Matt Talbot occurs on June 7, 1925, in Dublin. Once a chronic alcoholic, Talbot underwent a remarkable personal transformation in his late twenties, vowing to give up alcohol and embracing a life of deep faith, penance, and self-discipline.

Máire de Paor (née McDermott) archaeologist and arts activist, is born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal

Paddy Devlin, socialist politician, is born in Belfast

Patrick Joseph “Paddy” Devlin (8 March 1925 – 15 August 1999) was an Irish socialist, labour and civil rights activist and writer. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), a former Stormont MP, and a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive.