Ireland

The first production of the Irish Literary Theatre, The Countess Cathleen is performed

First issue of Gaelic Leagues An Claidheamh Soluis is published

An Claidheamh Soluis was an Irish nationalist newspaper published in the early 20th century by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League). It was named for the “Sword of Light” (in modern spelling Claíomh Solais) of Gaelic myth.

Novelist Eric Linklater, son of an Orkney master mariner, born in Wales.

Eric Robert Russell Linklater CBE (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, fiction writer, military historian, and travel writer. For The Wind on the Moon, a children’s fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year’s best children’s book by a British subject.

Mervyn Johns, actor, was born

C.S. Lewis, Irish writer, literary and religious scholar, is born

C.S. Lewis, the renowned British writer, literary scholar, Anglican lay theologian, and Christian apologist, was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland.

Fenian Thomas Clarke is released from Portland Prison

The first issue of Workers’ Republic

The first issue of Workers’ Republic, a socialist newspaper edited by James Connolly, was published on August 13, 1898. The newspaper served as the voice of Connolly’s Irish Socialist Republican Party (ISRP) and played a significant role in promoting socialist ideas and workers’ rights in Ireland.

Irish Local Government Act sets up elective county and district councils

The Irish Local Government Act of 1898 was a transformative piece of legislation that established elected county and district councils in Ireland, marking a significant shift in the governance of the country. The Act is considered a major milestone in the democratization of local government in Ireland, granting more power and representation to the Irish population.

Birth of Dame Ninette de Valois, Wicklow, born founder of the Royal Ballet

Frank Aiken, revolutionary and politician from Co. Armagh, is born

Francis Thomas Aiken (13 February 1898 – 18 May 1983) was an Irish revolutionary and politician. He was chief of staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA at the end of the Irish Civil War.