1877 in Ireland

none thumb | right | Unilingual Irish-language school name sign, est. 1877 1877 Events from the year 1877 in Ireland. Events May – Sophia Jex-Blake qualifies as a Licentiate of the King’s and Queen’s College of Physicians of Ireland (LKQCPI). 7/9 July – Pedro II of Brazil, Emperor of Brazil, arrived in Belfast on the SS Antrim as part of a largely unpublicised visit to Ireland. As part of the trip, he visited the Giant's Causeway, Dublin, the lakes of Killarney, and Cork. The emperor and his entourage departed Ireland on the 11th July.Logan John 2020-11-04 An Emperor's Secret Visit to the Causeway https://ccght.org/an-emperors-secret-visit-to-the-causeway/ 2024-07-05 ccght.org Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust2023-03-01 Some Portrush/Brazil Connections... https://niarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dom-Pedro-Emperor-Brazil-at-Causeway.pdf 2024-07-05 niarchive.org Northern Ireland archiveDom Pedro II in Ireland https://bndigital.bn.gov.br/multi-idioma-expo/irish-in-brazil/dom-pedro-ii-in-ireland/ 2024-07-05 bndigital.bn.gov.br BN Digital Brasil2023-05-21 Dom Pedro II in Ireland https://assets.ireland.ie/documents/1._English_Catalogue_for_Website.pdf 2024-07-05 Ireland.ie Consulate General of Ireland - São Paulo 1 September – the narrow gauge Ballymena and Larne Railway starts operations in County Antrim, from Larne to Ballyclare for goods traffic.Patterson Edward M. The Ballymena Lines David & Charles 1968 0-7153-4183-9 Newton Abbot 61 14 August – National Museum of Ireland established in Dublin Date unknown – The Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall officially opened.Historic Building Details https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/Buildings/buildview.aspx?id=3196&js=false 2026-10-08 apps.communities-ni.gov.uk Arts and literature Percy French, at this time a student at Trinity College Dublin, composes the song "Abdul Abulbul Amir". Births 20 February – T. C. Hammond, Anglican clergyman, Principal of Moore Theological College, Sydney (died 1961). 12 March – Sam Maguire, Irish Republican and Gaelic footballer (died 1927). 17 March – George Gardiner, boxer (died 1954). 2 April – Gus Kelly, cricketer (died 1951). 2 April – Richard Rowley, poet and writer (died 1947). 26 April – Robert Gwynn, cricketer (died 1962). 26 May – Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, feminist, suffragette and writer (died 1946). 12 June – Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken, barrister (died 1950). 20 July – Tom Crean, Antarctic explorer and publican (died 1938). 2 December – Cahir Healy, Nationalist Party MP (died 1970). 15 December – John T. McNicholas, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and founder of the Catholic Legion of Decency (died 1950). Full date unknown George C. Bennett, Cumann na nGaedheal TD, later Fine Gael and Seanad Éireann member (died 1963). Con Lehane, socialist active in the Irish Socialist Republican Party, the Social Democratic Federation and Socialist Party of Great Britain (died 1919). Deaths 7 February – John O'Mahony, a founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (born 1816). 11 June - Samuel Kelly, coal merchant (born 1818)2014-10-14 John Kelly of Belfast - Shipping Today & Yesterday Magazine https://shippingtandy.com/features/john-kelly-belfast/ 2025-01-08 Shipping Today & Yesterday en-GB 1 October – David Moriarty, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry (born 1814). See also 1877 in Scotland 1877 in Wales References Category:1870s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 19th century in Ireland Ireland