1912 in Ireland

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Events in the year 1912 in Ireland.

Events

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  • 26 April – English-born Vivian Hewitt made an aeroplane crossing of the Irish Sea from Holyhead to the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
  • 30 April – Winston Churchill moved the second reading of the Home Rule Bill at Westminster.
  • 9 May – The second reading of the Home Rule Bill was accepted in the British House of Commons. A Unionist amendment rejecting the Bill was defeated.
  • 10 May – At the Royal Albert Hall in London, Bonar Law spoke of Conservative opposition to the Home Rule Bill. Elsewhere Edward Carson also voiced his opposition.
  • 1 July – A serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease occurred in Counties Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow.
  • July – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom H. H. Asquith travelled to Dublin (the first sitting Prime Minister to do so in over a century; Gladstone had visited Dublin in November 1877 whilst out of office, whilst Arthur Balfour had been Chief Secretary for Ireland) to make a speech, criticising Unionist demands.
  • 17 July - "A hatchet (around which a text reading 'This symbol of the extinction of the Liberal Party for evermore' was wrapped) was thrown [by a suffragette] at {{bracket}}Asquith's] moving carriage as it passed over O’Connell Bridge", striking John Redmond on the arm.{{cite web|url=https://comeheretome.com/2013/01/18/severity-for-suffragettes-dublin-1912/|title=Severity for Suffragettes|author=Ciarán Murray|website=Come Here To Me!|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=14 March 2022}}
  • 18 July – Suffragettes attempted an arson attack on the Theatre Royal, Dublin, during Asquith's visit.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/july-19th-1912-from-the-archives-1.623855|title=July 19th, 1912: From the archives|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=19 July 1912|accessdate=14 March 2022}}
  • 27 July – Bonar Law, leader of the British Conservative Party in opposition, made a defiant speech at a massive Unionist rally at Blenheim Palace against Home Rule, implying support for armed resistance to it in Ulster.
  • 28 September – 'Ulster Day' – the Ulster Covenant to resist Home Rule was signed by almost 250,000 men throughout Ulster; 229,000 women signed a parallel declaration.
  • 23 October – Large numbers of cattle were slaughtered in Mullingar due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area.
  • The golden eagle became extinct in Ireland (prior to reintroduction).

Arts and literature

Sport

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  • ; International
  • : 10 February – Ireland 1–6 England (in Dublin).{{cite book | last=Hayes, Dean| year=2006 |title=Northern Ireland International Football Facts | publisher=Appletree Press | location= Belfast|isbn=0-86281-874-5 | page=161}}
  • : 6 March – Ireland 1–4 Scotland (in Belfast)–
  • : 13 April – Wales 2–3 Ireland (in Cardiff)

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Births

Deaths

See also

References