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Events
- 29 January The Dublin newspaper known as The Union is founded. The Unionist newspaper's goals were stated in its first edition as "A Journal devoted to the maintenance of the Union in the three kingdoms."
- 7 March - The Times publishes a series of articles on "Parnellism and Crime" between March 7, 1887 to April 17, 1888 accusing Charles Stewart Parnell of involvement in illegal activities, in particular, involvement of the 1882 Phoenix Park Murders. A special commission, known as the "Times Commission", is proposed by Lord Frederick Cavendish to investigate the allegations, as well as investigate links between the Home Rule party and the Fenians, eventually proving the letters forgeries written by Richard Pigott in 1890.
- 29 March - The Irish Crimes Act of 1887 is introduced by Arthur Balfour in response to the boycott of certain landlords by their tenants (led by the National Land League), suspending the right to trial of people suspected of involvement in the boycott. The Crimes Act was passed in September, despite protests from Liberal and Home Rule Members of Parliament, and would continue until 1890.
- April - Richard Moynan begins as a political illustrator with The Union.
- 19 April - Gladstone delivers his speech The Irish Question.
- May - The narrow gauge Clogher Valley Railway opens in County Tyrone.[1]
- 26 June - The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland, 33.3C (91.9F) at Kilkenny Castle [1].
- 9 September - Mitchelstown massacre – three men killed by police at an Irish National League demonstration[2].
- Arthur Balfour becomes Chief Secretary later enacting the policy of "killing Home Rule with kindness".
- The 1887 Land Act, an extension of the Ashbourne Act of 1885, is passed by Parliament.
- The period of rent set by the Land Court is reduced to 3 years.
- According to census records 69,084 emigrate from Ireland to the United States.
- The Plan of Campaign starts its first phase as tenant farmers begin withholding rent from landlords.
- Police attack a Land League march in Kiltimagh, County Mayo.
- Newtownbrowne School is opened in Kiltimagh, County Mayo.
- Construction of Ballymena Castle by Robert Alexander Shafto Adair, the Adair family residence in Demesne, is completed.
- The Romanesque doorway of St. Flannan's Cathedral, a late 12th century church in Killaloe, is restored.
- George Roe & Company Distillers becomes the largest distillery in Europe.
- Edward Carson is appointed as counsel to the Attorney-General for Ireland[2].
Arts and literature
Sport
Athletics
Football
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- 5 February England 7 - 0 Ireland (in Sheffield)[3]
- 19 February Scotland 4 - 1 Ireland (in Glasgow)[3]
- 13 March Ireland 4 - 1 Wales (in Belfast). 16th international game and first win.[3]
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- Winners: Ulster 3 - 0 Cliftonville
Gaelic Games
Births
- 1 May - Alan Cunningham, soldier noted for victories in the East African Campaign during the Second World War (d.1983).
- 6 May - Michael Browne, Master General of the Dominicans, Cardinal (d.1971).
- 7 May - Benjamin Glazer, Academy Award-winning writer, producer and director (d.1956).
- 18 May - Richard Wyndham-Quin, 6th Earl of Dunraven, peer (d.1965).
- 24 May - Edward Mannock, First World War flying ace and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (d.1918).
- 19 August - Francis Ledwidge, poet, killed in action during World War I (d.1917).
- 27 August - Carmel Snow, journalist and editor of the American edition of Harper's Bazaar from 1934 to 1958 (d.1961).
- 6 November - Edward McLysaght, genealogist and writer (d.1986).
- 11 November - Canon John M. Hayes, priest and Muintir na Tíre founder.
- 21 November - Joseph Mary Plunkett, nationalist, poet, journalist, and one of leaders of the Easter Rising, executed (d.1916).
Full date unknown
Deaths
- 17 January - Martin Haverty, writer.
- 17 February - William Dowling, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at Lucknow, India (b.1825).
- 16 April - John McCaul, educator, theologian, and the second president of the University of Toronto (b.1807).
- 30 April - Edward Hardman, geologist (b.1845).
- 25 August - Matthew Cooke, economic entomologist in California (b.1829).
- 22 November - Ulick Bourke, scholar and writer who founded the Gaelic Union (b.1829).
- 4 December - Mary Frances Clarke, founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (b.1803).
Full date unknown
References
- ^ Ferris, T (1993). The Irish Narrow Gauge (Volume 2, The Ulster Lines). Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-017-6.
- ^ a b Edward Carson. A.T.Q. Stewart, Gill’s Irish Lives, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 1981
- ^ a b c Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press, p 151. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.
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