1912 in Ireland

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Events in the year '''1912 in Ireland'''.

==Events==

=== February === * 8 February – The First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill addressed a pro-Home Rule meeting in Belfast despite Ulster Unionist attempts to prevent him speaking. He shared the platform with John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.

=== March === * 31 March – John Redmond, Eoin MacNeill, Patrick Pearse, Tim Healy and others addressed a monster meeting of 200,000 people in favour of Home Rule at the General Post Office, Dublin.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 1912 Home Rule Bill - Lecture Transcript |url=http://ashbournehistoricalsociety.com/the-1912-home-rule-bill-lecture-transcript/ |website=Ashbourne Historical Society |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>

=== April === * 9 April – 250,000 Orangemen converged on Balmoral Showground in Belfast, declaring that under no circumstances would they accept Home Rule. * 11 April – The prime minister of the United Kingdom H. H. Asquith introduced the Third Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. * 12 April – A convention of Sinn Féin delegates led by Arthur Griffith opposed the Home Rule Bill. * 14 April – The {{RMS|Titanic}}, the largest vessel in the world, built in Belfast and making her last call at Queenstown, collided with an iceberg and sank. * 22 April – Englishman Denys Corbett Wilson flying a Blériot XI monoplane completed the first aeroplane crossing of the Irish Sea, flying westbound from Goodwick in southwest Wales to Enniscorthy in southeast Ireland. The flight took 100 minutes.<ref name = aviation>{{cite web | title = Denys Corbett Wilson's 100 minutes of aviation in 1912 | first = Neil | last = Prior | date = 2012-04-21 | website = BBC News | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-17778126 }}</ref> * 26 April – Welsh aviator Vivian Hewitt made a westbound aeroplane crossing of the Irish Sea in 90 minutes from Holyhead in northwest Wales to Phoenix Park in Dublin.<ref name = aviation/> * 30 April – Winston Churchill moved the second reading of the Home Rule Bill at Westminster.

=== May === * 9 May – The second reading of the Home Rule Bill was accepted in the British House of Commons. A Unionist amendment rejecting the Bill was defeated. * 10 May – At the Royal Albert Hall in London, Bonar Law spoke of Conservative opposition to the Home Rule Bill. Elsewhere Edward Carson also voiced his opposition.

=== July === * 1 July – A serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease occurred in Counties Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. * July – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom H. H. Asquith travelled to Dublin (the first ''sitting'' Prime Minister to do so in over a century; Gladstone had visited Dublin in November 1877 whilst out of office, whilst Arthur Balfour had been Chief Secretary for Ireland) to make a speech, criticising Unionist demands. * 17 July - "A hatchet (around which a text reading 'This symbol of the extinction of the Liberal Party for evermore' was wrapped) was thrown [by a suffragette] at {{bracket}}Asquith's] moving carriage as it passed over O’Connell Bridge", striking John Redmond on the arm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comeheretome.com/2013/01/18/severity-for-suffragettes-dublin-1912/|title=Severity for Suffragettes|author=Ciarán Murray|website=Come Here To Me!|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=14 March 2022}}</ref> * 18 July – Suffragettes attempted an arson attack on the Theatre Royal, Dublin, during Asquith's visit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/july-19th-1912-from-the-archives-1.623855|title=July 19th, 1912: From the archives|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=19 July 1912|accessdate=14 March 2022}}</ref> * 27 July – the Blenheim Unionist rally: Bonar Law, leader of the British Conservative Party in opposition, made a defiant speech at a massive Unionist rally at Blenheim Palace against Home Rule, implying support for armed resistance to it in Ulster.

=== September === * 28 September – 'Ulster Day' – the Ulster Covenant to resist Home Rule was signed by almost 250,000 men throughout Ulster; 229,000 women signed a parallel declaration.

=== October === * 23 October – Large numbers of cattle were slaughtered in Mullingar due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area.

=== Undated === * The golden eagle became extinct in Ireland (prior to reintroduction).{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}

== Arts and literature == * 11 April – Lennox Robinson's play ''Patriots'' was first performed, at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. * 20 April – Bram Stoker, author of ''Dracula'' and theatrical manager, died in London. * November – Lord Dunsany's short story collection ''The Book of Wonder'' was published.

=== Undated === * Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney's ''A Soldier's Song'' (which later became ''Amhrán na bhFiann'', the Irish national anthem) was first published in ''Irish Freedom'' by Bulmer Hobson.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sherry|first=Ruth|volume=4|issue=1|date=Spring 1996|url=http://www.historyireland.com/volumes/volume4/issue1/features/?id=113150|title=The Story of the National Anthem|journal=History Ireland|location=Dublin|pages=39–43}}</ref> * Eleanor Hull published ''[https://archive.org/details/poembookofgaeltr00hulluoft The Poem-Book of the Gael: translations from Irish Gaelic poetry into English prose and verse]'' and first versified the traditional Irish hymn ''Be Thou My Vision'' in English. * Forrest Reid's coming-of-age novel ''Following Darkness'' was published. * James Stephens' novel ''The Crock of Gold'' was published. * The popular song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was written and published in the United States for the show ''The Isle O' Dreams''.

== Sport == === Association football ===  *; International *: 10 February – Ireland 1–6 England (in Dublin).<ref name="DH">{{cite book | last=Hayes, Dean| year=2006 |title=Northern Ireland International Football Facts | publisher=Appletree Press | location= Belfast|isbn=0-86281-874-5 | page=161}}</ref> *: 6 March – Ireland 1–4 Scotland (in Belfast)–<ref name="DH"/> *: 13 April – Wales 2–3 Ireland (in Cardiff)<ref name="DH"/> *; Irish League *: Winners: Glentoran F.C. *; Irish Cup *: Winners: Linfield F.C. (last club remaining after several others withdrew) * Bohemian F.C. were re-admitted to the Irish Football League after resigning the previous year. Tritonville F.C., another Dublin team, joined the League, but lasted just one season.

=== Gaelic games === * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1912 Winners: Louth * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1912 Winners: Kilkenny

=== Olympics === * Ken McArthur, born in Dervock, County Antrim, won the marathon race for South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

== Births == * 8 January – James Brophy, cricketer (died 1994). * 5 February – Desmond Surfleet, cricketer (died 2006). * 14 February – Joseph Brennan, Fianna Fáil party TD, cabinet minister and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann (died 1980). * 22 March – Wilfrid Brambell, actor (died 1985). * 12 April – Gerald Goldberg, lawyer, Fianna Fáil party politician and first Jewish Lord Mayor of Cork (died 2003). * 27 April – Tommy Breen, international association football player (died 1988). * 29 April – Terence de Vere White, lawyer, novelist, and biographer (died 1994). * 9 June – Patrick Mulligan, Bishop of Clogher 1970–1979 (died 1990). * 12 July – Mick Mackey, Limerick hurler and first recipient of the All-Time All Star Award (hurling) (died 1982). * 26 July – Niall Sheridan, poet, fiction writer and broadcaster (died 1998). * 9 August – Alex Stevenson, association football player (died 1985). * 18 September – Denis Farrelly, Fine Gael party TD and senator (died 1974). * 12 November – Donagh MacDonagh, writer and judge (died 1968). * 1 December – Micheál Cranitch, Fianna Fáil party politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann in 1973 (died 1999). * 25 December – Mícheál Ó Móráin, Fianna Fáil party TD and Cabinet minister (died 1983). *; Date unknown ** Brendan Menton Snr, association football administrator and president of the Football Association of Ireland (died 2002). ** Denis O'Conor Don, hereditary chief of the O'Conor Don sept (died 2000). ** Tommy Potts, fiddle player (died 1988). ** Jimmy Warnock, boxer (died 1987).

== Deaths == * 30 January – John Philip Nolan, soldier, landowner, and politician (born 1838). * 21 February – Osborne Reynolds, engineer and prominent innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics (born 1842). * 20 April – Bram Stoker, writer and author of ''Dracula'' (born 1847). * 24 April – Justin McCarthy, politician, historian, and novelist (born 1830). * 28 April – Michael Thomas Stenson, politician in Canada (born 1838). * 19 December – Thomas Brennan, a founder and joint first secretary of the Irish National Land League (born 1853). *; Date unknown ** Henry Allan, painter (born 1865).

== See also == *1912 in Scotland *1912 in Wales

== References == {{Reflist}}

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