Preston, scientist (born 1860) 16 March – Frederick William Burton, painter (born 1816) 22 March – Thomas Murphy, recipient of the Victoria Cross for bravery at sea in saving life in a storm off the Andaman Islands in 1867 (born 1839) 26 April – John Hawkins Hagarty, lawyer, teacher and judge in Canada (born 1816) 2 July – Thomas Farrell, sculptor (born 1827) 12 November – Marcus Daly, businessman in America (born 1841) 30 November – Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist and poet, died in France (born 1854) 14 December – Paddy Ryan, boxer (born 1851) Full date unknown – Thomas Workman, entomologist and arachnologist (born 1843) References 1900s in Ireland Articles containing video clips Ireland Years of the 19th century in Ireland Ireland