1872 in Ireland
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See also: 1871 in Ireland, other events of 1872, 1873 in Ireland
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[edit] Events
[edit] Arts and literature
- Sheridan Le Fanu publishes short-story collection In a Glass Darkly.
[edit] Sport
[edit] Births
- 14 February - Tom Ross, cricketer (d.1947).
- 31 March - Arthur Griffith, founder and third leader of Sinn Féin, served as President of Dáil Éireann (d.1922).
- 4 September - James Magee, cricketer (d.1949).
- 28 November - Ethel Hobday, pianist.
- Patrick R. Chalmers, writer (d.1942).
- Joseph Devlin, Nationalist politician and MP in the British House of Commons and in Northern Ireland (d.1934).
[edit] Deaths
- 8 February - Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, statesman, three times Chief Secretary for Ireland, Viceroy of India, assassinated (b.1822).
- 1 June - Charles Lever, novelist (b.1806).
- Robert Patterson, businessman and naturalist (b.1802).
