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Notable events which occurred during 1903 relating to the island of Ireland. ==Events== *3 January - The Norwegian ship ''Remittant'' is towed into quarantine in Queenstown with the entire crew suffering from beriberi. *3 February - The proposed canonisation of Oliver Plunkett is discussed in Rome. *26 February - The ocean liner SS ''Columbus'' is launched by Harland and Wolff at Belfast. *27 February - A meeting at the Mansion House, Dublin, enthusiastically welcomes a movement to establish Saint Patrick's Day as a national holiday. *8 March - Charles Gavan Duffy is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. He is laid to rest near others who took part in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. *17 March - In Waterford, Saint Patrick's Day is marked as a public holiday (to encourage temperance). *26 March - The Chief Secretary for Ireland, George Wyndham, introduces his Irish Land Bill in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. *31 March - The Lord-Lieutenant announces that Edward VII and Queen Alexandra intend to visit Ireland within the coming year. *15 May - The Chief Secretary for Ireland, George Wyndham, asks for support for his Irish Land Bill. *23 May - Extracts from the annual report of the British Army shows that there are 35,717 Irishmen in its service. *9 June - The University of Dublin announces that it is to award degrees to women following a vote. The first women will be admitted as full members of its sole constituent, Trinity College, Dublin, in 1904. *1 July - The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway becomes the Northern Counties Committee of the Midland Railway (of England). *19–27 July - First visit to Ireland as monarch of King Edward VII,〔 landing at Buncrana. *14 August - The Wyndham Land (Purchase) Act is passed in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, offering special incentives to landlords to sell their entire estates. *5 September - Irish painter Henry Jones Thaddeus is granted permission to paint the first portrait of Pope Pius X. *13 November - The 2nd Battalion of The Royal Dublin Fusiliers is welcomed home after nearly 20 years of foreign service. *22 December - The well-known Irish optician, Patrick Cahill, who had the sole privilege of supplying the late Pope Leo XIII with spectacles, is to supply the present pontiff, Pope Pius X. 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「1903 in Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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