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Dublin-born singer, composer and theatre manager Michael Kelly (d. #OTD 1826) was friends with Mozart and sang at the premier of ‘The Marriage of Figaro’. In London, he was a celebrated impresario, collecting stories of theatrical intrigues and life on the stage. www.dib.ie/biography/ke...

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'You know what to do – go out and keep at it!' Camogie captain Kay Mills (b. #OTD 1923) was one of the greatest Gaelic players of all time. In an inter-county career spanning 20 years she won a record 15 all-Ireland senior medals, a feat still unrivalled. www.dib.ie/biography/mi...

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#OTD 1843 Dublin Castle issued a proclamation banning the Repeal meeting called by Daniel O’Connell to take place in Clontarf the next day. Following the gathering of troops & arrival of warships, he cancelled the meeting rather than risk a bloody confrontation. www.dib.ie/biography/oc...

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'Tread carefully through the history of Ireland’s (alleged) witches'
At the end of the month we celebrate Hallowe'en, so in honour or all things spooky let @dib.ie introduce you to some of the witches, sorcerers and changelings from our island’s history. www.dib.ie/blog/tread-c...

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Novelist, dramatist and columnist Brian O'Nolan (b. #OTD 1911) lived a double life: civil servant by day & surrealist literary disruptor by night. As Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, his sharp satire and bilingual wit rewrote the rules of Irish literature. www.dib.ie/biography/on...

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Botanist, naturalist and folklorist Nathaniel Colgan (d. #OTD 1919) investigated a question that still sparks debate: what is the “true” Irish shamrock? He solicited specimens from across Ireland and the resulting monograph is still the definitive account. www.dib.ie/index.php/bi...

Stage and screen actor Richard Harris (b. #OTD 1930) could be outspoken and cantankerous, but also immensely entertaining, exuding a great sense of fun. As the ‘Bull’ McCabe, he gave a commanding performance for which he won a second Oscar nomination. www.dib.ie/biography/ha...

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Republican activist and women’s rights advocate Kathleen Clarke (d. #OTD 1972) occupies an important place in the history of Irish republicanism, and women in public life after independence. A TD and senator, she was also the first woman Lord Mayor of Dublin. www.dib.ie/biography/cl...

Probably the first woman in the British Isles (and possibly the world) to design, build and fly a powered machine, pioneering aviator Lilian Bland (b. #OTD 1878) built 'The Mayfly', a biplane glider made from bamboo, ash and elm that flew at 30mph. www.dib.ie/biography/bl...

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Peace campaigner Gordon Wilson (b. #OTD 1927) sought no glory for himself, wishing he could return to his earlier life as "a wee provincial draper"; but few would have disagreed with Alliance politician Seamus Close, who called him ‘a walking saint’. www.dib.ie/index.php/bi...

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‘If to have endeavoured to give my native country a place among the nations of the Earth was treason, then I am guilty indeed’. Forced to surrender following General Humbert's defeat at Ballinamuck, Bartholomew Teeling was hanged #OTD 1798 in Dublin. www.dib.ie/biography/te...

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The first identified healthy carrier of typhoid in North America, and the most widely and sensationally publicised, Mary Mallon (b. #OTD 1869), known in popular culture as 'Typhoid Mary', died in Riverside Isolation Hospital after 23 years in quarantine. www.dib.ie/biography/ma...

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Captain Charles Boycott believed Irish peasants were prone to idleness and required firm handling. Following an attempt to evict tenants #OTD 1880 he was subjected to the ostracism advocated by Parnell, and the word 'Boycott' entered the English language. www.dib.ie/biography/bo...

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'Pieces of a jigsaw – John Duncan Craig, race, empire and Victorian Ireland'
In this month's blog, Patrick Maume explores what the writings of John Duncan Craig reveal about race and empire among nineteenth-century Irish unionists. www.dib.ie/blog/pieces-... #DIBLives

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'A lot of nincompoops.'
Monaghan-born suffragist Mary Agnes Lee (d. #OTD 1909) helped found the South Australian Women's Suffrage League. Frustrated by the lack of progress, she kept campaigning and in 1894 South Australian women won the parliamentary vote. www.dib.ie/biography/le...

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'Under bare Ben Bulben's head
In Drumcliff churchyard Yeats is laid...
...By his command these words are cut:
Cast a cold eye
On life, on death.
Horseman, pass by!'

#OTD 1948 W.B. Yeats' remains were returned to Ireland and buried in his beloved Sligo. www.dib.ie/biography/ye...

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One of Ireland’s first female paediatricians, Victoria Coffey's (b. #OTD 1911) research into congenital disorders and sudden infant death helped advance the study of newborn health. She was also the first female president of the Irish Paediatric Association. www.dib.ie/biography/co...

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Architect, dramatist and WWI serviceman David Parkhill, aka Lewis Purcell, was co-founder of the Ulster Literary Theatre. His play, ‘The enthusiast’, was the first play in which Ulster people were realistically and sympathetically portrayed on stage. www.dib.ie/biography/pa...