22 August –
William Ewart Gladstone's
Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881, the second of the
Irish Land Acts, secures the three "f"s (fair rents, fixity of tenure and freedom of sale),[3] and gives the courts the authority to reconsider judicial rents every three years and to adjust them in line with shifts in agricultural prices.[4]
10 February –
Ken McArthur, winner of the marathon race at the 1912 Summer Olympics for South Africa (died
1960).
15 February –
Piaras Béaslaí, member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, member of Dáil Éireann, author, playwright, biographer and translator (died
1965).
14 March –
Robert Barton, Sinn Féin MP, Cabinet Minister and signatory of Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 (died
1975).
21 March –
Seán O'Hegarty, Irish Republican Army member during the Irish War of Independence (died
1963).
25 March –
Moya Llewelyn Davies, born Mary Elizabeth O'Connor, Republican activist and Gaelic scholar (died
1943).
28 March –
Martin Sheridan, Olympic gold medallist for the United States (died
1918).
22 August –
William Ewart Gladstone's
Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881, the second of the
Irish Land Acts, secures the three "f"s (fair rents, fixity of tenure and freedom of sale),[3] and gives the courts the authority to reconsider judicial rents every three years and to adjust them in line with shifts in agricultural prices.[4]
10 February –
Ken McArthur, winner of the marathon race at the 1912 Summer Olympics for South Africa (died
1960).
15 February –
Piaras Béaslaí, member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, member of Dáil Éireann, author, playwright, biographer and translator (died
1965).
14 March –
Robert Barton, Sinn Féin MP, Cabinet Minister and signatory of Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 (died
1975).
21 March –
Seán O'Hegarty, Irish Republican Army member during the Irish War of Independence (died
1963).
25 March –
Moya Llewelyn Davies, born Mary Elizabeth O'Connor, Republican activist and Gaelic scholar (died
1943).
28 March –
Martin Sheridan, Olympic gold medallist for the United States (died
1918).