1896 in Ireland
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See also: 1895 in Ireland, other events of 1896, 1897 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- James Connolly founds the Irish Republican Socialist Party.
- John Dillon assumes the leadership of the anti-Parnellite wing of the Home Rule Party.
- An extension is made to Arthur Balfour's Land Act. 1,500 bankrupt estates are made available for sale to tenants.
- Ireland's first motor vehicle laws are introduced.
- The first electric tram runs in the streets of Dublin.
- The Limavady hoard of prehistoric gold objects is discovered by Tom Nicholl while ploughing.
- Ireland's first cinema shows are held at Dan Lowry's Music Hall in Dublin.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
- Winners: Distillery
- Winners: Distillery 3 - 1 Glentoran
[edit] Tennis
- John Pius Boland wins gold medals for tennis at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
[edit] Births
- 15 February - Arthur Shields, actor (d.1970).
- 4 April - Sir Osmond Esmonde, 12th Baronet, diplomat and politician (d.1936).
- 9 May - Austin Clarke, poet, playwright and writer (d.1974).
- 22 May - Cyril Fagan, astrologer (d.1970).
- 28 August - Liam O'Flaherty, novelist and short story writer (d.1984).
- Monk Gibbon, poet and author (d.1987).
- Lady Mary Heath, aviator, athlete and writer (d.1939).
- Mark Killilea, Snr, Fianna Fáil TD, member of the Seanad (d.1970).
[edit] Deaths
- 4 March - Peter Richard Kenrick, first Catholic archbishop west of the Mississippi River (b.1806).
- 4 May - Timothy Anglin, politician in Canada and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b.1822).
- 18 May - Patrick Alphonsus Buckley, soldier, lawyer, statesman, and judge in New Zealand (b.1841).
- 22 September - Edward Selby Smyth, British General, commanded Militia of Canada from 1874 to 1880 (b.1819).
- 31 December - Leland Hone, cricketer (b.1853).
