1899 in Ireland

Events

*6 September - The foundation stone of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast is laid by the Countess of Shaftesbury.
*The Second Boer War begins in South Africa. Major John McBride forms an Irish brigade to aid the Boers.
*Michael Davitt withdraws from the British House of Commons in protest at the Boer War.
*The first issue of Arthur Griffith's, "United Irishman", is published.

Arts and literature

* William Butler Yeats and Edward Martin form the Irish Literary Theatre. Its first performance is "The Countess Cathleen."
* W. B. Yeats publishes "The Wind Amongst the Reads."
* The Rathmines and Rathgar music society is founded.

port

Athletics

* Tom Kiely establishes a world record in the hammer event. He becomes the first man to throw the hammer more than 160 feet.

Football

*International::18 February England 13 - 2 Ireland (in Sunderland)cite book | last=Hayes, Dean| year=2006 |title=Northern Ireland International Football Facts | publisher=Appletree Press | location= Belfast | pages=p 156|isbn=0-86281-874-5] ::4 March Ireland 1 - 0 Wales (in Belfast)::25 March Scotland 9 - 1 Ireland (in Glasgow)

*Irish League::Winners: Distillery

*Irish Cup::Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Glentoran

Golf

*British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship held at Royal County Down Golf Club, (winner: May Hezlet).

Births

*18 January - Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet, Fine Gael TD and MEP (d.1981).
*21 January - John Bodkin Adams, general practitioner in Eastbourne cleared of murdering one of his patients (d.1983).
*7 June - Elizabeth Bowen, novelist and short story writer (d.1973).
*20 June - Robert Donovan, cricketer (d.1932).
*4 July - Alexander Armstrong, naval surgeon, explorer and author (b.1818).
*15 July - Seán Lemass, Fianna Fáil TD and founder member, Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach (d.1971).
*22 September - Mick Gill, Galway and Dublin hurler (d.1980).
*25 October - Micheál MacLiammóir, actor and dramatist (d.1978).
*26 November - Jacko Heaslip, cricketer (d.1966).

Full date unknown

*Patrick Giles, Fine Gael TD (d.1965).
*Garrett Howard, Dublin and Limerick hurler.
*Lory Meagher, Kilkenny hurler (d.1973).
*David Neligan, policeman, "The Spy in the Castle" for Michael Collins (d.1983).
*Jimmy O'Dea, comedian (d.1965).
*Eugene O'Mahoney, museum curator and entomologist (d.1951).
*Arland Ussher, academic, essayist and translator (d.1980).
*Liam Ó Buachalla, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann 1951–1954 and 1957–1969 (d.1970).

Deaths

*19 March - Patrick Walsh, journalist, politician and mayor of Augusta, Georgia (b.1840).
*16 May - Frederick McCoy, palaeontologist and museum administrator in Australia (b.1817).
*5 June - Margaret Anna Cusack, nun, writer and founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (b.1832).
*18 October - Eugene O'Growney, priest and scholar (b.1863).
*17 December - Walter Shanly, civil engineer, author, businessman and politician in Canada (b.1817).

Full date unknown

*Thomas Newenham Deane, architect (b.1828).

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