- 1873 in Ireland
Events
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February - Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain founded atManchester .cite book | last=Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds)| year=1967 |title=The Course of Irish History | publisher=The Mercier Press | location=Cork, Ireland | pages=p 377]
*March - Gladstone's University Bill defeated.Arts and literature
port
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October - Foundation of County Carlow Football Club,Rugby Union ClubBirths
January to June
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9 January -John Jesus Flanagan , three-time Olympic gold medalist in thehammer throw (d.1938).
*17 January -T. C. Murray , dramatist (d.1959).
*27 January - Alexander Young, soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 atRuiterskraal ,South Africa , killed in action (d.1916).
*1 February - John Barry, soldier, posthumous recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 atMonument Hill ,South Africa (d.1901).
*20 March -Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore ,High Sheriff and councillor (d.1949).
*19 April -Thomas Joseph Crean , recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 atTygerkloof Spruit ,South Africa (d.1923).
*5 May -Lucius Gwynn , cricketer (d.1902).
*28 May -D. D. Sheehan , journalist, barrister, author,Irish Parliamentary Party MP, one of four MP's to serve in16th (Irish) Division inWorld War I (d.1948).
*3 June -Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet , barrister, member ofSeanad (d.1956).
*14 June -William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse , soldier (d.1918).July to December
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6 August -James O'Mara ,Irish Parliamentary Party andSinn Féin MP (d.1948).
*2 September -James Duhig ,Archbishop ofRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (d.1965).
*30 October -Dave Gallaher , rugby player forNew Zealand , killed atPasschendaele (d.1917).
*26 November -Tom Sharkey , boxer (d.1953).
*5 December - William Crozier, cricketer (d.1916).
*9 December -James McCombs , politician inNew Zealand (d.1933).
*12 December -Lola Ridge , anarchist poet and editor (d.1941).Full date unknown
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James Cousins , poet and writer (d.1956).
*John J. O'Kelly , politician, author and publisher, president of theGaelic League andSinn Féin (d.1957).
*Peig Sayers , writer andseanachaí (d.1958).Deaths
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7 February -Sheridan Le Fanu , novelist (b.1814).
*20 February -James Haughton , social reformer and temperance activist (b.1795).
*30 March - Richard Church, soldier, military officer and general in the Greek Army (b.1784).
*8 April -Charles Irwin , soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 atLucknow ,India (b.1824).Full date unknown
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John Cliffe Watts , military officer, architect inAustralia (b.1786).References
External links
* [http://www.carlowrugby.ie County|Carlow Football Club]
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