1885_in_Ireland

1885 in Ireland

1885
in
Ireland

Decades:	1860s • 1870s • 1880s • 1890s • 1900s
Centuries:	17th • 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st
See also:	1885 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1885 List of years in Ireland

Events

The Munster & Leinster Bank begins operations following the collapse of the Munster Bank - see Allied Irish Banks.
The Railway Tavern in Belfast is renovated and reopened as the Crown Liquor Saloon.
The distinctive twin spires are added to St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast, which had been dedicated in 1860.

28 February England 4 - 0 Ireland (in Manchester)^[1]

14 March Scotland 8 - 2 Ireland (in Glasgow)^[1]

11 April Ireland 2 - 8 Wales (in Belfast)^[1]

Winners: Distillery 2 - 0 Limavady Alexander

12 January - Thomas Ashe, took part in the Easter Rising, died following forcible feeding while on hunger strike (d.1917).
12 January - Maire O'Neill, actress (d.1952).
18 January - George Meldon, cricketer (d.1951).
19 January - Joseph Connolly, Fianna Fáil politician (d.1961).
8 February - Frederick William Hall, soldier, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium (d.1915).
28 February - Robert Quigg, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme (d.1955).
25 May - Gerald Boland, founder-member of Fianna Fáil, served as Minister for Posts & Telegraphs, Minister for Lands and Minister for Justice (d.1973).
30 May - Thomas Hughes, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at Guillemont, France (d.1942).
24 September - Shane Leslie, diplomat and writer (d.1971).
25 December - Jimmy Gardner, boxer.

^ ^a ^b ^c Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press, p 150. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.