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Highlighted Events from November

November 20, 1762

Francis Andrews is appointed first professor of history at the University of Dublin

Francis Andrews (1718 – 18 June 1774) was an Irish politician.

November 21, 1918

Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918

The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom It gave women over 21 the right to stand for election as a Member of Parliament.

November 18, 1899

Death of William Allingham, poet

William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem “The Faeries” was much anthologised. But he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known watercolourist and illustrator.

November 27, 1612

Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, is the first of 40 new boroughs to be incorporated

Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census.