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Events from the year 1901 in Ireland. ==Events== *1 January — The centenary of the Act of Union is celebrated by British forces in Ireland. *3 January — Despite some opposition Drogheda Corporation votes to confer the freedom of the town on President Kruger of the Boers. *22 January — Queen Victoria dies in London. In Dublin theatres are closed and the blinds are drawn at the General Post Office. *24 January — In a state ceremony at Dublin Castle, Edward VII is proclaimed King of Ireland. *2 February — Banks, public offices, theatres and music halls are closed in Dublin for the funeral of Queen Victoria. *19 February — Thomas O'Donnell, a Nationalist Member of Parliament, is stopped by the speaker from addressing the British House of Commons in Irish. *31 March — The Irish census is taken.〔(About the 1901 and 1911 censuses )〕 The population of the entire island is 4.5 million people. Roman Catholics outnumber Anglicans and Presbyterians by almost three to one. *16 June — Catholic Cathedral of St. Eunan and St Columba at Letterkenny is opened. *11 July — The is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She is now the largest ship in the world and will sail between Liverpool and New York. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1901 in Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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