Irish-American poet, essayist and editor, Louise Imogen Guiney was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Irish-born Civil War officer Gen. Patrick R. Guiney. … [Read more...] about January 7, 1861
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January 17, 1860
Born in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon on this day in 1860, Douglas Hyde would become a champion of the Irish language and the first Irish President. After attending Trinity College Dublin and becoming fluent in French, Latin, German, Greek and Hebrew, Hyde went on to establish the Gaelic League with the hope of saving Irish from extinction. He became a professor of Irish at … [Read more...] about January 17, 1860
March 17, 1858
The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) was founded in Dublin by James Stephens on this day 1858. After the collapse of the 1848 rebellion, James Stephens and John O'Mahony fled to Europe to avoid being arrested. In 1856, he made returned to Ireland. O'Mahony had moved to America in 1853 and begun the Emmet Monument Association. He contacted Stephens, asking him to start a … [Read more...] about March 17, 1858
July 26, 1856
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin on this day in 1856. Shaw, Ireland's famous playwright and most well known for his works like "Pygmalion," is amongst the four Irishmen who have received the Nobel Peace Prize for literature. In 1925, he was awarded the prize, just two years after William Butler Yeats won the award. Shaw was also well known for being a Socialist, writing … [Read more...] about July 26, 1856
February 14, 1856
Born on February 14, 1856 in Galway as James Thomas Harris, Frank Harris would later become a world renowned author and editor and friend to famous authors of his time. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1869 and studying at University of Kansas, Harris returned to England and began a journalistic career, befriending George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells and Oscar Wilde. After returning … [Read more...] about February 14, 1856