This Day in Irish History 1 December.

Day 2,203, 16:19 • Published in Ireland Ireland • by Anthony Colby


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December 1, 2013

1494 - Poynings Law enacted. This forbids the Irish parliament to convene without the King's prior permission, and all intended legislation has to be approved by him
1848 - The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the famine, takes shelter in Derry harbour. When the covers are removed from the hold it is discovered that 72 men, women and children have suffocated
1889 - Michael Hayes, politician and professor of Irish is born in Dublin
1890 - Six days of Irish Parliamentary Party debates begin, only to end in a split, with the majority opposing Parnell
1901 - Fenian Thomas Clarke Luby dies in New York. Luby was born in Dublin in 1821. He was the son of a Church of Ireland minister and graduate of Trinity College. His first political experience was in the Young Ireland movement
1946 - Singer Gilbert (Richard) O'Sullivan is born in Waterford
1955 - Birth of Pat Spillane, Kerry Gaelic footballer
1956 - Birth of hurler Joachim Kelly
1986 - Guinness shares plunge by £300m after the British government orders an inquiry into the affairs of the company
1998 - President Bill Clinton contacts First Minister, David Trimble, and his deputy, Seamus Mallon, in a bid to save the stalled Northern Ireland peace process
1999 - The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair hails the transfer of powers to Stormont as “one giant step forward”
1999 - Plans to develop Pol an Ionain cave, which according to the Guinness Book of Records contains the largest free hanging stalactite in the world, are given the go ahead by Clare County Council
2001 - Morans on the Weir, Kilcolgan, Co Galway, wins the prestigious Gilbeys Gold Medal Award
2002 - Film producer Noel Pearson and brother Billy Harris lead the tributes to Richard Harris as hundreds pack the Church of the Sacred Heart for a memorial mass
2002 - Gusts reaching up to 80 miles per hour and driving rain continue to sweep across the country; in the west Clare village of Quilty, six fishing boats sink as winds reached between gale force seven and nine along the Clare coast.
In the Irish News

Belfast born rector becomes first female bishop in UK and Ireland
The first woman bishop in the UK and Ireland has been consecrated by the Church of Ireland. Right Rev Pat Storey, former rector of St Augustine’s in Derry, made history when she was chosen by the Church of Ireland as the new Bishop of Meath and Kildare last September. The married mother of two was consecrated at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin on Saturday.

Being good without God
On a Friday evening in Dublin, a tall, bearded Sanderson Jones is waving his hands in front of some 100 congregants, rousing his audience with the enthusiasm of a hipster Jesus who's eaten too many dolly mixtures. But Jones is not preaching any doctrine, nor does he have a flock. He is a British stand-up comic with shoulder-length dirty blonde hair who is hosting the Sunday Assembly, dubbed the atheist church.

Essential renovation works to begin on Skellig Michael
Seven tonnes of material have been airlifted to Skellig Michael for essential renovation works on the Unesco world heritage site. Specialist Air Corps helicopter crews were dramatically dropped down on to a small landing pad some 37 metres over a sheer drop to the Atlantic Ocean. Pilots in an Agusta Westland AW139 were then directed into the area with its heavy cargo suspended underneath the aircraft.



Cricket: Ireland win in emphatic style
Ireland recorded the fourth-highest total in T20 international history as they defeated Afghanistan in the World T20 Qualifying final for the second year running. After winning the toss and batting first – as they have done in every match in the tournament – Ireland ran up a formidable 225 for seven off their 20 overs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.




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