April 8, 1867A. E. (George Russell), pivotal Irish Renaissance poet, painter, journalist and mystic, is born
November 30, 1869James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and first Governor of Northern Ireland
November 22, 1869Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Fenian, contests and wins a Tipperary by-election in abstentia
April 5, 1869Birth in Dublin of Margaret Tennant, née Abraham; trade unionist and campaigner for improved working conditions
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