 events from the year 1900 in ireland. ==events== *16 january â three lion cubs reared by an irish red setter go on view at dublin zoo. *17 january â the different sections of the nationalist party meet in the dublin mansion house's oak room to promote national unity. *6 february â the irish national league and irish national federation re-unite within the irish parliamentary party, with john redmond elected as compromise chairman. *28 february â unofficial figures show that the dublin fusiliers suffered the most in the second boer war. *12 march â the 45th company of the imperial yeomanry leave dublin for service in south africa. *17 march â in celebration of saint patrick's day, the lord lieutenant (earl cadogan), accompanied by his staff, reviews a military display in the yard of dublin castle, followed by dinner and a ball in saint patrick's hall that evening. *1 april â the irish guards regiment of the british army is formed by order of queen victoria to honour the irish troops fighting in the boer war for the british empire. *4 april â queen victoria arrives at kingstown and travels to dublin where she is greeted by the lord mayor and members of the corporation. *7 april â 52,000 children greet queen victoria at the phoenix park in dublin. *23 april â at a meeting in loughrea, douglas hyde complains of the rapid anglicisation of the country and the loss of the irish language. *11 may â edward carson becomes solicitor general for england and wales and is knighted. *13 may â the rift in the irish parliamentary party is healed as john dillon and john redmond share a platform for the first time in ten years. *5 july â the british war office issues a list of irish prisoners of the boers from the 1st battalion royal irish fusiliers. it names 473 men from eight companies. *30 november â oscar wilde, dramatist 
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