Fatal Confusion
Cappamore and the surrounding district lost a medical practitioner in early February 1900 when Dr...
People and Personalities
Historical stories concerning notable, influential and memorable people connected with Limerick and Ireland between 1900 and 2000, including politicians, workers, clergy, artists, athletes, campaigners, business figures and local characters.
Stud Dispersal
The Irish racing world received unexpected news in January 1900 when reports announced that Lord...
Factional Legacy
The legacy of the Parnell split continued to govern personal relationships within Irish nationalism nearly...
Civic Compromise
Mayor John Daly was returned unopposed when Limerick Corporation assembled for its quarterly election of...
Sessions Rejected
Judge Richard Adams firmly resisted a proposal to double the number of annual Quarter Sessions...
Factional Shadows
The legacy of the Parnell split continued to shape personal rivalries within Irish nationalism nearly...
Difficult Ally
Tim Healy remained one of the most influential yet troublesome figures involved in the effort...
Redmond Favoured
John Redmond emerged during the closing days of January as the principal compromise candidate to...
Veteran Dies
Sergeant James Pearson, an Irish-born recipient of the Victoria Cross, died at Poonamallee near Madras...
Veteran Dies
Lieutenant-Colonel Abraham Boulger, one of Ireland’s earliest recipients of the Victoria Cross, died at Moate,...
Ambition Rewarded
Edmond Henry Pery returned from a prolonged Grand Tour determined to convert education, family connection...
Hartstonge Legacy
The Hartstonge and Pery families became closely bound through two marriages that brought together political...
Mallow Inheritance
William Cecil Pery’s choice of “Mallow” as the territorial designation of his barony appears to...
Dynasty Secured
Edmond Sexten Pery retired as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons in 1785 after...
Civic Inheritance
Edmond Pery successfully asserted a remarkable inherited privilege in 1677 when he claimed two votes...
Estates United
The landed inheritance that later sustained the Pery family’s influence in Limerick was assembled through...
Statistician Dies
Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw, physician, public-health reformer and former registrar-general for Ireland, died at his residence...
Painter Born
Maurice Joseph MacGonigal was born in Ranelagh, Dublin, on 22 January 1900, the only son...
Broadcast Pioneer
Séamus “Clan” Clandillon was born near Gort, County Galway, on 6 June 1878 into a...
Champion Born
Joseph Francis Devlin, later known throughout international badminton as Frank Devlin, was born at 11...
Folklorist Dies
William Larminie, poet, scholar and collector of traditional Irish stories, died from pneumonia at his...
Artist Born
Harry Aaron Kernoff was born in London on 9 January 1900 into a Jewish family...
Scholar Remembered
The Reverend Robert King, clergyman, teacher and respected historian of the Irish church, died on...
Royal Residence
Queen Victoria has taken up residence at the Viceregal Lodge in Phoenix Park following her...
Cheering Crowds
Large crowds have lined the route of Queen Victoria’s procession from Kingstown towards Dublin, creating...
Royal Farewell
Queen Victoria arrived at Kingstown today for what would prove to be her final visit...
Wyndham Appointed
George Wyndham has been appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in succession to Gerald Balfour, placing...
Home Rule Deferred
The opening of the new Parliament has confirmed that Home Rule remains outside the immediate...
Unity Fractures
The completion of the general election has shown that the reunion of Irish parliamentary nationalism...
Unionists Hold
The Irish Unionist Alliance has retained eighteen of Ireland’s 103 Westminster seats as the general...
Redmond Returned
John Redmond has retained Waterford City in the general election, reinforcing his authority as chairman...
Nationalist Victory
The reunited Irish Parliamentary Party has emerged from the general election holding seventy-seven of Ireland’s...
Ireland Votes
Electors in Limerick City are voting today as the United Kingdom general election continues across...
Irish Commandos
Irish volunteers are continuing to fight beside the Boer commandos in South Africa, creating a...
New Nationalism
Pro-Boer feeling is giving renewed confidence to younger Irish nationalists who have grown dissatisfied with...
O’Brien’s Organisation
William O’Brien has emerged as the chief organiser behind the renewed strength of constitutional nationalism,...
Party Reunited
News of the reunion of the Irish Parliamentary Party has been received with keen interest...