Padraic O Conaire, one of the most important yet lesser known figures in the Gaelic Revival movement, was born on February 20, 1882 in Galway. After emigrating to London in 1899, O Conaire got a position with the Board of Education. It was through this position that he first became involved with the work of the Gaelic League. He returned to Ireland in 1914 and taught at … [Read more...] about February 20, 1882
October 18, 1881
The Land League, under the guidance of Charles Stewart Parnell, who was imprisoned at Kilmainham Gaol, issued the "No Rent Manifesto" on this day in 1881. The manifesto called for a national tenant farmer rent strike in order to combat the Second Land Act of 1881. The Land League was immediately suppressed by the British upon the issue of this manifesto. This would eventually … [Read more...] about October 18, 1881
May 14, 1881
Edward Augustine Walsh was born in Pennsylvania to a family of Irish immigrants. At age 12, he began working in the coal fields. He grew to be 6'.1" and at 193 lbs became known at "Big Ed." In 1902, urged on by a friend, he tried out for the Wilkes-Barre baseball team. He joined the Chicago White Sox in 1904, becoming one of the top pitchers in the American league. Walsh is … [Read more...] about May 14, 1881
April 9, 1881
On April 9, 1881, the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid was convicted of murder. Born Henry McCarthy in New York City, Billy had a long history of thefts and murders, but it wasn't until his 1878 revenge killing of Lincoln County, NM Sheriff William Brady, who had killed Billy's boss, John Tunstall, that Billy was actively pursued as a wanted man. After three years on the run, he … [Read more...] about April 9, 1881
September 19, 1880
The term "boycotting"- a form of non-violent protesting - entered the English language on this day in 1880. Coined by Charles Stewart Parnell in his speech on land tenants at Ennis, he said, "I wish to point out a better way, a more Christian way which will give the lost man an opportunity of repenting. When a man takes a farm from which another has been evicted, you must shun … [Read more...] about September 19, 1880