Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (died 1947). 24 August – William Kenny, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1914 near Ypres, Belgium (died 1936). 23 September – Áine Ceannt, born Frances Brennan, revolutionary activist and humanitarian (died 1954). 4 October – Sim Walton, Kilkenny hurler (died 1966). 23 October – Una O'Connor, actress (died 1959). 3 November – Edward Barrett, athlete, wrestler and hurler, Olympic medallist. Deaths 26 February – Charles William Russell, Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar (born 1812). 2 March – John Benjamin Macneill, railway engineer (born 1793). 16 April – Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy, barrister and writer (born 1819). 7 June – John Brougham, actor and dramatist (born 1814). 12 September – Frederic Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown, peer (born 1804). 18 October – Ann Jellicoe, educationalist (born 1823). 20 December – Joshua Spencer Thompson, Liberal-Conservative politician in Canada (born 1828). Full date unknown – Myles William Patrick O'Reilly, Catholic soldier and writer (born 1825). References 1880s in Ireland Ireland Years of the 19th century in Ireland