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List of events
Events from the year 1885 in Ireland .
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
Births
12 January –
Thomas Ashe , took part in the
Easter Rising , died following forcible feeding while on
hunger strike (died
1917 ).
12 January –
Maire O'Neill , actress (died
1952 ).
18 January –
George Meldon , cricketer (died
1951 ).
19 January –
Joseph Connolly ,
Fianna Fáil politician (died
1961 ).
8 February –
Frederick William Hall , soldier, posthumous recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1915 during the
Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium (died
1915 ).
27 February –
Bethel Solomons , obstetrician and rugby player (died
1965 ).
28 February –
Robert Quigg , soldier, recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the
Battle of the Somme (died
1955 ).
1 May –
Michael Staines ,
Sinn Féin
TD , member of
1st Dáil , first Commissioner of the
Garda Síochána (died
1955 ).
25 May –
Gerald Boland , founder-member of
Fianna Fáil , served as Minister for Posts & Telegraphs, Minister for Lands and Minister for Justice (died
1973 ).
30 May –
Thomas Hughes , soldier, recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at
Guillemont , France (died
1942 ).
9 June –
William Coffey , cricketer.
24 September –
Shane Leslie , diplomat and writer (died
1971 ).
10 October –
Patrick Hogan ,
Labour Party ,
TD ,
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann (died
1969 ).
25 December –
Jimmy Gardner , boxer (died
1964 ).
Full date unknown
Deaths
See also
References