December 18, 1878Joseph James O'Neill, writer and civil servant, was born 18 December 1878 at Tuam, Co. Galway
November 7, 1878Margaret Cousins, suffragist and Indias first female magistrate, is born in Boyle, Co. Roscommon
October 27, 1878Between October 24 and this date, Fenians propose a New Departure - an alliance with the Parnellites
August 17, 1878Birth of Oliver St. John Gogarty, writer, and the model for the stately, plump Buck Mulligan in Joyces Ulysses
August 16, 1878The Intermediate Education Act grants female students the right to participate in public examinations and to enter into careers and professions
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