Sir Hamilton Harty, musician and composer, is born in Hillsborough, Co. Down
Sir Hamilton Harty, the esteemed Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist, was born on December 04, 1879, in Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland. He gained renown for his contributions as a conductor, composer, and pianist.
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Padraig Pearse, Irish revolutionary and one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rebellion, is born
Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916.
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Irish National Land League founded in Dublin.
In 1879 agricultural depression began to set in. Organised land agitation began in Co. Mayo, where Michael Davitt founded the Land League of Mayo in August 1879. This paved the way for the foundation of the Irish National Land League in October 1879
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Kate Coll arrives in New York from Ireland on board the SS Nevada.
September 1879 – Kate Coll Arrives in New York from Ireland Aboard the SS Nevada
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Séamus O'Sullivan, born
Seumas or Seamus O’Sullivan (born James Sullivan Starkey; 17 July 1879 – 24 March 1958) was an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine. His father, William Starkey (1836-1918), a physician, was also a poet and a friend of George Sigerson.
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Joseph Campbell, born
Joseph Campbell (15 July 1879 – 6 June 1944) was an Irish poet and lyricist. He wrote under the Gaelic form of his name Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil (also Seosamh MacCathmhaoil) Campbell being a common anglicization of the old Irish name MacCathmhaoil.
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Hugh Kennedy, born
Hugh Edward Kennedy (11 July 1879 – 1 December 1936) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician, barrister and judge who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1924 to 1936, a judge of the Supreme Court from 1924 to 1936 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1922 to 1924.
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