Ireland

Six days of Irish Parliamentary Party debates begin, only to end in a split, with the majority opposing Parnell

The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) debates that took place in 1890. The six days of intense debates within the party ultimately led to a split, with a majority of members opposing Charles Stewart Parnell, who was the leader of the IPP at the time.

Michael Collins is born in Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Birth of Brinsley MacNamara, novelist, short story-writer and playwright

Birth of Richard Chenevix Trench, prelate, philologist and poet

Richard Chenevix Trench is born in Dublin on September 9, 1807. A distinguished Anglican prelate, poet, and philologist, Trench served as Archbishop of Dublin and was deeply engaged in both linguistic scholarship and theological writing. He played a crucial role in the development of what would become the Oxford English Dictionary — the idea for a comprehensive English lexicon was inspired by a paper he presented to the Philological Society in 1857. Trench emphasized the importance of tracing the historical evolution of words, laying the intellectual groundwork for what remains one of the most ambitious dictionary projects in the world.

The Science and Art Museum and The National Library of Ireland open

Death of journalist and republican John Boyle O’Reilly

John Boyle O’Reilly, an influential journalist, poet, and Irish nationalist, passed away on August 10, 1890, in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. O’Reilly was a significant figure in both Irish and American history, known for his contributions to literature, his advocacy for Irish independence, and his role in the Irish-American community.

James Naysmith, engineer and inventor of steam hammer, died

Michael Hayes, politician and professor of Irish, is born in Dublin

Michael Joseph Hayes (1 December 1889 – 11 July 1976) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1922 to 1932, Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 1922 to September 1922 and Minister for Education January 1922 to August 1922. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the National University constituency from 1921 to 1933. He was a Senator from 1938 to 1965.

Donn Byrne, novelist and short-story writer, is born

Donn Byrne (born Brian Oswald Patrick Donn-Byrne, 20 November 1889 – 18 June 1928) was an Irish novelist.

Sean Keating, painter, is born in Limerick