Cork History Timeline - Important Dates & People

Events in Cork History

• 1817-07-12 1st flower show held in Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland

• 1916-04-21 The Aud, carrying a cargo of 20,000 rifles to assist Irish republicans in staging what would become the 1916 Rising, is captured by the British Navy and forced to sail towards Cork Harbour
• 1979-01-08 French oil tanker MV Betelgeuse explodes while offloading its cargo in Bantry Bay, West Cork, Ireland, killing 50 crew members; a salvage diver also dies later
• 2020-10-28 15th-century medieval manuscript "The Book of Lismore", returns to Ireland after donated by Chatsworth Settlement to University College Cork

Famous People from Cork

• 1566-10-13 Richard Boyle, Irish politician, 1st Earl of Cork, born in Canterbury, Kent, England (d. 1643)
• 1795-07-25 James Barry [Margaret Ann Bulkley], female disguised as a man, surgeon general (British army), born in County Cork, Ireland (d. 1865)
• 1796-07-18 Feargus O'Connor, Leader of English Chartists, born in County Cork (d. 1855)
• 1798-01-15 Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1854)
• 1806-01-25 Daniel Maclise, Irish painter, born in Cork, Republic of Ireland (d. 1870)
• 1810-09-03 Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter, born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland (d. 1871)
• 1827-12-10 Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and brewer (O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited), born in Bandon, County Cork (d. 1913)
• 1830-05-01 Mother [Mary Harris] Jones, American labor organizer (cofounded Industrial Workers of the World), born in Cork City, Ireland (d. 1930)
• 1830-12-22 Justin M'Carthy, Irish politician and novelist (Miss Misanthrope), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1912)
• 1832-12-25 Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish-American Major General (Union Army), born in County Cork, Republic of Ireland (d. 1865)
• 1837-05-28 George Ashlin, Irish architect noted for his work on churches and cathedrals, born in County Cork, Ireland (d. 1921)
• 1848-08-10 William Harnett, Irish-American painter (Old Violin), born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland (d. 1892)
• 1859-01-30 Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player, born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1944)
• 1860-06-08 Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician, born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1940)
• 1866-03-24 Jack McAuliffe, Irish-American boxer and undefeated World Lightweight champion (1886-93), born in Cork, Ireland, United Kingdom (d. 1937)
• 1884-06-27 Forrester Harvey, Irish actor (Rebecca, Tarzan, Chump at Oxford), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1945)

• 1889-05-24 Creighton Hale, Irish actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1965)

• 1900-02-22 Seán Ó Faoláin [John Whelan], Irish short story writer (Murder at Cobbler's Hulk), born in Cork City, County Cork, Ireland (d. 1991)
• 1912-12-25 Willian Noel Moffet, Irish architect, born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1994)

• 1920-04-30 Duncan Hamilton, Irish racing driver, born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1994)
• 1920-10-30 Christy Ring, Irish hurler (Cork 65 games, scoring tally [33-208], 8 x All-Ireland medals), born in Cloyne, Ireland (d. 1979)
• 1923-04-08 Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (Knight Rider), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1997)
• 1931-02-11 Bobby Lamb, Irish jazz trombonist, composer, and conductor, born in Cork, Irish Free State
• 1931-08-01 Seán Ó Riada [John Reidy], Irish composer (Mise Éire), traditional music revivalist, and bandleader (Ceoltóirí Chualann), born in Cork, County Cork, Ireland (d. 1971)
• 1937-02-22 Noel Murphy, Irish rugby union player, born in County Cork, Ireland
• 1939-01-07 Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British & Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
• 1950-03-29 Miah Dennehy, Irish soccer winger (11 caps; Cork Hibernians FC, Nottingham Forest, Walsall FC, Bristol Rovers), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2023)
• 1952-04-13 Jonjo O'Neill, Irish racehorse trainer, born in Cork, Ireland
• 1955-07-06 William Wall, Irish writer (This is the Country), born in Cork City, Ireland
• 1955-11-24 Jerry Holland, Irish rugby union lock (3 Tests; Munster RUFC) and coach (Munster RUFC 1994-97), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
• 1958-07-10 Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and theatre and opera director, born in Munster, County Cork, Ireland
• 1960-08-01 Micheál Martin, Irish politician, Prime Minister of Ireland (2020-), born in Cork, Ireland
• 1965-07-01 Teddy McCarthy, Irish hurler (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Sarsfields GAA) and Gaelic footballer (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Glanmire GFC), born in Glanmire, Ireland (d. 2023)
• 1966-08-28 Jerry Fehily, Irish drummer (Hothouse Flowers - "Don't Go"; "Thing Of Beauty"), born in Cork, Ireland
• 1971-08-10 Roy Keane, Irish football player (Manchester United) and coach, born in Cork, Ireland
• 1976-05-25 Cillian Murphy, Irish actor (28 Days Later), born in Douglas, County Cork, Ireland
• 1976-07-07 Dominic Foley, Irish soccer forward (6 caps Republic of Ireland; Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Gent, Cercle Brugge), born in Cork, Ireland
• 1977-12-13 Peter Stringer, Irish rugby union footballer, born in Cork, Ireland
• 1978-10-08 Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player, born in Cork, Ireland
• 1979-09-05 George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer, born in Cork, Ireland
• 1981-02-13 Liam Miller, Irish soccer midfielder (21 caps; Sunderland, Hibernian), born in Cork, Republic of Ireland (d. 2018)
• 1981-07-20 Damien Delaney, Irish footballer (Crystal Palace), born in Cork, Ireland
• 1984-07-24 Sarah Greene, Irish stage and screen actress (The Cripple of Inishmaan; Penny Dreadful; Ransom - "Maxine"), born in Cork, Ireland
• 1992-05-20 Jack Gleeson, Irish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Cork

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