Ireland

Charles Stewart Parnell is elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party

The Royal University of Ireland is founded by charter

Sean O'Casey, playwright, born in Dublin

Seán O’Casey born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.

Parnell launches the Irish National Land League of the USA

Charles Stewart Parnell, a prominent Irish nationalist leader and the figurehead of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the late 19th century, played a significant role in the Irish land reform movement. The Irish National Land League, an important organization in the struggle for Irish tenant farmers’ rights against oppressive landlordism, was initially established in Ireland in 1879. The Land League aimed to achieve fair rent, free sale, and fixity of tenure for tenants.

The Irish Rugby Football Union is founded in Dublin

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) was founded on February 5, 1879, in Dublin, Ireland. It was formed as a result of a meeting of representatives from several Irish clubs who felt the need for a governing body to oversee the game of rugby football in Ireland. The founding clubs included Dublin University, Lansdowne, Wanderers, and three other clubs. The establishment of the IRFU was a significant step in the organization and development of rugby football in Ireland, providing a structured framework for the sport’s governance, including the formulation of rules, the organization of matches, and the selection of national teams.

Charles S. Parnell addresses the U.S. Congress

Parnell was elected president of Davitt’s newly founded Irish National Land League in Dublin on 21 October 1879, signing a militant Land League address campaigning for land reform. In so doing, he linked the mass movement to the parliamentary agitation, with profound consequences for both of them. Andrew Kettle, his ‘right-hand man’, became honorary secretary.

Herbert Brenon, film director of Peter Pan and Beau Geste, born

Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon, known as Herbert Brenon, was a notable Irish film director, actor, and screenwriter during the era of silent movies through the 1930s. He was born on January 13, 1880. He made significant contributions to the early film industry and was involved in the production of various films.

Parnell begins his tour of the United States

Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish nationalist politician and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, embarked on a tour of the United States in 1880. His tour was significant in the context of the Irish Home Rule movement and the support he sought from Irish Americans.

Gretta Bowen, artist, is born in Dublin

Gretta Bowen, also known as Greta Bowen, was an self taught Irish artist who was born in Dublin in 1880.

Birth in Tralee, Co. Kerry of Austin Stack, anti-Treaty nationalist

Augustine Mary Moore Stack (7 December 1879 – 27 April 1929) was an Irish republican and politician who served as Minister for Home Affairs from 1921 to 1922. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927.