1891 in Ireland
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See also: 1890 in Ireland, 1892 in Ireland
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[edit] Events
- June - Charles Stewart Parnell marries Kitty O'Shea in Sussex.
- 6 October - Charles Stewart Parnell dies. Up to 200,000 people attend the funeral of the 'Uncrowned King of Ireland.'
- The Balfour Land Act makes more funds available for land purchase and sets up the Congested Districts Board for Ireland.
- Parnellites form the Irish National Federation and win seats in Sligo and Carlow.
- The Irish Daily Independent newspaper is founded. It becomes the Irish Independent in 1905.
- James Stephens, founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, returns home to Ireland after 25 years in exile.
- Michael Davitt, standing as an anti-Parnellite candidate, is defeated by John Redmond in a Waterford by-election.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Oscar Wilde publishes The Picture of Dorian Gray.
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield (first ever winners)
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- Winners: Linfield 4 - 2 Ulster
- Derry Olympic is founded. It joins the Irish Football League the next year, but only lasts one season.
[edit] Gaelic Games
[edit] Births
- 20 June - John A. Costello, senior counsel, former Taoiseach, Attorney-General.
- 6 August - Billy Gillespie, footballer (d.1981).
[edit] Deaths
- 6 October - Charles Stewart Parnell, political leader
- Augustus Nicholas Burke, artist (b.1838).
