The Earl of Halifax became lord lieutenant of Ireland on 3 April 1761
The Duke of Bedford retired as lord lieutenant of Ireland on 3 April 1761
#OnThisDay 3 April 1761 George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Former Irish lord deputy and lord lieutenant The Earl of Devonshire died on 3 April 1606
#OnThisDay 3 April 1606 Charles Brooke Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire died at the age of 42 or 43 in Savoy House, London, England. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1600 to 1603, and as Lord Lieutenant from 1603 to 1604. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #england #ukpol #ukpolitics
W. T. Cosgrave began his fifth government as president of the Executive Council of Ireland on 2 April 1930
#OnThisDay 2 April 1930 William Thomas Cosgrave, leader of Cumann na nGaedheal, was appointed for a fifth consecutive time as President of the Executive Council of Ireland. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Marquess of Hartington became lord lieutenant of Ireland on 2 April 1755
The Duke of Dorset retired as lord lieutenant of Ireland on 2 April 1755
#OnThisDay 2 April 1755 William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington took office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Éamon de Valera became president of Dáil Éireann on 1 April 1919
Cathal Brugha resigned as president of Dáil Éireann on 1 April 1919
#OnThisDay 1 April 1919 Éamon de Valera, leader of Sinn Féin, took office as President of Dáil Éireann, succeeding Cathal Brugha, a fellow Sinn Féin member. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Sir Henry Sidney resigned as lord deputy of Ireland on 1 April 1571
#OnThisDay 1 April 1571 Sir Henry Sidney resigned as Lord Deputy of Ireland, having served since 1565, and Sir William FitzWilliam became Acting Lord Deputy. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 1 April 1463 Thomas FitzJames FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond took office as Acting King's Lieutenant of Ireland, in the absence of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Future Irish president Arthur Griffith was born on 31 March 1871
#OnThisDay 31 March 1871 Arthur Joseph Griffith was born in Dublin, Ireland. He served as President of Dáil Éireann in 1922 as a member of Sinn Féin. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #northernireland
#OnThisDay 31 March 1361 James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond retired as Justiciar of Ireland, having served since 1359. He was succeeded by Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 29 March 1461 Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles was killed in battle at the age of about 55 in Towton, Yorkshire, England. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland from 1438 to 1446. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #england #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
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Future Irish governor-general James McNeill was born on 27 March 1869
#OnThisDay 27 March 1869 James McNeill was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, Ireland. He served as the second Governor-General of Ireland from 1928 to 1932. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics
Former British North American governor general The Earl of Gosford died on 27 March 1849
#OnThisDay 27 March 1849 Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford died at the age of 72. He served as Governor General of British North America from 1835 to 1837. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
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Former Irish governor-general Tim Healy died on 26 March 1931
#OnThisDay 26 March 1931 Timothy Michael "Tim" Healy died at the age of 75 in Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland. He served as the inaugural Governor-General of Ireland from 1922 to 1928. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Former Irish lord lieutenant The Earl of Chesterfield died on 24 March 1773
#OnThisDay 24 March 1773 Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield died at the age of 78 in Chesterfield House, Westminster, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1745 to 1746. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Former Irish lord deputy Henry Cromwell died on 23 March 1674
#OnThisDay 23 March 1674 Henry Cromwell died at the age of 46 in Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1657 to 1659. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Former Irish king's lieutenant The Duke of Clarence was killed in battle on 22 March 1421
#OnThisDay 22 March 1421 Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence was killed in battle at the age of 33 in Baugé, Anjou, France. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland from 1401 to 1405, and from 1408 to 1413. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics
Éamon de Valera became taoiseach of Ireland on 20 March 1957
John A. Costello resigned as taoiseach of Ireland on 20 March 1957
#OnThisDay 20 March 1957 Éamon de Valera, leader of Fianna Fáil, was appointed for a third non-consecutive (and overall ninth) time as Taoiseach of Ireland, succeeding John Aloysius Costello of Fine Gael. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
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#OnThisDay 16 March 1559 Sir Anthony St Leger died at the age of about 63. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1540 to 1548, and from 1550 to 1551, and from 1553 to 1556. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #england #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
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Ireland will play Poland on Saturday, April 18th, with a kick off time of 3pm 👊 #IRLPOL #WWCQ
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Former Irish lord lieutenant The Duke of Northumberland died on 11 February 1847
#OnThisDay 11 February 1847 Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland died at the age of 61 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1829 to 1830. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Former Irish lord lieutenant The Marquess of Buckingham died on 11 February 1813
#OnThisDay 11 February 1813 George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham died at the age of 59 in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1782 to 1783, and from 1787 to 1789. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Future Irish lord lieutenant The Marquess Camden was born on 11 February 1759
#OnThisDay 11 February 1759 John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden was born in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1795 to 1798. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Future Irish taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was born on 9 February 1926
#OnThisDay 9 February 1926 Garret Desmond FitzGerald was born in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland. He served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 1981 to 1982, and from 1982 to 1987, as leader of Fine Gael. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics
Éamon de Valera began his second term as president of the Executive Council of Ireland on 8 February 1933
#OnThisDay 8 February 1933 Éamon de Valera, leader of Fianna Fáil, was appointed to a second consecutive term as President of the Executive Council of Ireland. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics