January 25

1327

King Edward III accedes to British throne

Ireland

Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for …

1356

The 1st Earl of Desmond dies; Kildare is his replacement as justiciar

Ireland

Sir Thomas de Rokeby (died 1356 or 1357) was a soldier and senior Crown official in fourteenth-century England and Ireland, who served as Justiciar of Ireland. He was appointed to …

1627

Robert Boyle, physicist, chemist and alchemist, is born in Lismore, Co. Waterford

Ireland

Robert Boyle FRS (/bɔɪl/; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as …

1759

Robert Burns - Scottish Poet - born.

Ireland

Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both …

1777

John Hobart, The Earl of Buckinghamshire, is sworn in as lord lieutenant

Ireland

There has been a Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire almost continuously since the position was created by King Henry VIII in 1535. The only exception to this was the English Civil …

1806

Daniel Maclise, painter, born in Co. Cork

Ireland

Daniel Maclise RA (25 January 1806 – 25 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, …

1817

First edition of the Edinburgh-based Scotsman newspaper, published

Scotland

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication …

1831

Edmund Hogan, Jesuit and scholar, is born in Cork

Ireland

Edmund Ignatius Hogan S.J. (23 January 1831 – 26 November 1917) was an Irish Jesuit scholar. Hogan was born at Belvelly near Cobh, County Cork on 23 January 1831, the youngest son …

1924

Tomás Mac Giolla, republican and socialist, and later, Workers Party leader, is born near Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Ireland

Tomás Mac Giolla born Thomas Gill; 25 January 1924 – 4 February 2010) was an Irish Workers’ Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1993 to 1994, Leader of …