The Irish standard., 1915-12-04

May; 1866, an International Exhibition
was opened in Earlsfort terrace. and
open until November 3rd
Of the same year.
The Fenian Movement, which cul-
in 1867, had begun to make
itself apparent in Dublin in 1865, and
its chief organ, 1.-THE Irish People"
newspaper, was seized by the police
on September 18th. The arrest and
escape Of James Stephens; the trials
of John O'Leary, O'Donovan Rosa,
John Haltigan, and Thomas Clarke |
I.uby, provided the citizens with ample |
materials for excitement during the |
remaining months of 1865. March 5,
1867, marks the date of the Fenian
instruction at Tallaght. In 1868 the
Vartry Waterworks were completed.
Mr.. Parke Neville, C.E., designed and
carried out this great work. mar
BILE statue, by Farrell, of Sir John Gray
was erected in Sackville (now O'Con.
nelD street in June, 1873. In Novem
Der, 1871, the Gaiety Theater was
opened in South King street by
Messrs. John and Michael Gum. Feb
ruary, 1872, saw the opening of the
Dublin street tramways system, and
on June l an Exhibition of Arts, In
dustries, and Manufactures was OPEN
ed in Earlsfort terrace. In 1874 Es-
sex Bridge was lowered and widened
by metal wings bearing the pathways.
In the following year it was renamed
"Grattan Bridge by Peter Paul Nc
Swiney the Lord Mayor. The Cen
tenary of the birth of O'Connell In
| August, 1875, was made the occasion
OF a great public demonstration
| through the main thoroughfares, all
the trades of Dublin being represent
ed, as we'll as delegates from England,
| America, Australia, South Africa, and
New Zealand. A statue of Henry Graf
tan. by Foley, was erected in College
Green in January. 1876. The Right
Hon. w. L. Gladstone visited Dublin
in October, 1877, and was presented
with the Freedom of the City. Christ
Church Cathedral, which had been rem
ovated at the cost of 100000, was
reopened in May, 1878. His Eminence
Cardinal Cullen, Primate of Ireland
and Archbishop of Dublin. passed
away on October "a, 1878. 1t should
be mentioned that the Home Govern
ment Association held it's first annual
| meeting in the Rotunda, the scene Of
many eventful assemblies. on June ~.
1871. DR.. Haughton, Fellow Of Trinity
| College, proposed the first resolution
which was seconded by the famous
Dublin oculist and antiquary Sir Will
liam Wilde The Theater Royal was
totally destroyed by fire in February,
1880. and in August of the same year
Carlisle Bridge was reopened and re-
named O'Connell Bridge by the Cor.
poration. Carlisle Bridge was the
scene OF many public executions in
the year 1898. st. Stephens Green
was opened to the public about this
time. This enclosure was made about
1918. and was surrounded by deep
ditch, which can be seen i'll Nations
Views of Dublin" Lord Ardilaun. with
a "munificence characteristic of his
family" laid out the Square, which
now ranks as one of the finest as well
as the largest in Europe.
In May. 1881, there was huge pub
lie demonstration held in Dublin in
honor of Charles Stewart Parnell. The
long struggle for the relief Of the
Irish farmers reached its height in
October, 1881, when the celebrated
"No Rent" Manifesto was issued. and
in consequence of the arrest of Mr.
Parnell. Mr.. Dillon. Mr.. Sexton, and
other popular leaders, great riOting
took place in Dublin. The unfortun
ate Phoenix Park tragedy took place
in May. 1882. In August of that year
the noble statue of O'Connell was un
yelled This is the work of the great
sculptor, Henry Foley. The Corpora
tion Free Libraries were opened in
1884 and since that time they have
steadily increased in efficiency, and
consequently. usefulness to the citi
zens. In 1890 the handsome pile OF
buildings in Kildare street, known as
the Science and Art Museum and
National Library. were opened by the
Lord Lieutenant. The official return
of the population of Dublin in 1891
was 254.001 inhabitants, occupying Is,
764 houses. In July, 1892. Trinity Col.
lege celebrated its Precautionary. In
1897 the new Theater Royal in Haw.
kins street was opened, and in Deem
Der, 1904, the Abbey Theater was
opened for the production of Irish
plays by Irish writer's.
The banks of Dublin have enjoyed
a long and healthy record. In 1924 the
Hibernian Bank was established by
the Catholic merchants of Dublin, and
in the following year the Provincial
Sank Of Ireland opened it's doors. The
National Bank commenced business in
1886. and the Royal Bank of Ireland
in 1885.
| The rest Is recent or contemporary