Widow Remanded Following Murder of Two Infants
Mary McDonagh was remanded today following her murder charge. Also today, the Inquest into the death of the two infants...
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Bodies of Two Infants Discovered in Ballina
Mary McDonagh was arrested today with the wilful murder of two infants whose bodies were found in her house. On...
Read moreStrike Settled in Sligo
The dispute on the Sligo docks is over. The workers had demanded that only trade union labour be employed on...
Read moreThomas Jordan Sent to Prison for Shebeening
The court heard today that when police searched Jordan’s house in Brackloon, they were surprised at first not...
Read moreHome Rule Bill Reintroduced to House of Commons
Today the Home Rule bill was reintroduced to Parliament. It is not expected there will be any debate about the...
Read more30,000 at Jones’s Road to Watch Croke Memorial Cup
30,000 people were at Jones's Road to see Louth and Kerry draw in the Croke Memorial Cup. Both teams scored...
Read moreIrish Boy Sets World Record and Climbs 23 Yards up a Vertical Rope
In today’s gymnastics clash between Belfast CPA and Dublin’s St Francis Xavier’s, at the...
Read moreBoy Attacked by Monkey on Parnell Street
A young boy who had joined a crowd to watch an organ grinder on Parnell Street was attacked the grinder...
Read moreTyphus and Typhoid Outbreak in Lettermore District
PJ O’Malley, the Chairman of the Oughterard District Council, has written to the Irish Independent outlining the typhus...
Read moreMarquis of Clanricarde in Court Attempting to Block Land Purchase
The long running dispute over the ownership of lands held by the Marquis of Clanricarde, in Tipperary, Clare and Galway,...
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The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.