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1897 in Ireland

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1897
in
Ireland
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See also:1897 in the United Kingdom
Other events of 1897
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1897 in Ireland.

Events

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  • October – Scottish evangelist William Irvine begins preaching independently, origin of the "Two by Twos" ("The Truth") Christian movement.
  • St Kevin's Pauper Lunatic Asylum opens in Cork.
  • The Irish Motor Car and Cycle Company is established.

Arts and literature

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Display in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on Alma Place in Coleraine

Sport

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Football

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ McGilloway, Ken (2011). George Sigerson: Poet, Patriot Scientist and Scholar. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 9781903688212.
  2. ^ Preminger, Alex; Brogan, T. V. F. et al., ed. (1993). "Irish Poetry – Anthologies in English and Translations from Gaelic". In The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Princeton University Press; MJF Books. p. 633.
  3. ^ Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
  4. ^ a b c Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.