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Events from the year 1911 in Ireland. ==Events== *5 January - Protestant church leaders condemn the Ne Temere Papal decree on mixed marriages. *2 April - The national census is taken.〔(About the 1901 and 1911 censuses )〕 *27 May - The first issue of the ''Irish Worker'' is published. The paper is the official organ of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (I.T.G.W.U.) and is edited by James Larkin. *31 May - The RMS ''Titanic's'' hull is launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. It is the largest ship afloat. Her sister sails for Liverpool the same day to take up transatlantic service. *22 June - As George V is crowned in London a Sinn Féin meeting at the Customs House in Dublin condemns Irish participation in the coronation ceremonies. *8–12 July - George V and Queen Mary make a 5-day royal visit to Dublin which will be the last to the city this century. On 8 July they officially open the College of Science in Merrion Square and on 10 July they visit St Patrick's College, Maynooth. *9 August - A statue of Charles Stewart Parnell is hoisted onto its pedestal in Sackville Street, Dublin. *17 August - Dublin County Council votes in favour of using Greenwich Mean Time. The councillors hear that Irish time, being 25 minutes behind Greenwich, is a great handicap for trade. *18 August - The Parliament Act removes the House of Lords' power regarding budgets and restricts their power over other bills to a two-year suspensive veto. This makes Irish Home Rule a possibility in the future. *21 August - Irish Women's Suffrage Federation founded. *26 August - Wexford foundry workers locked out for attempting to join the I.T.G.W.U. The lockout continues until February 1912. *23 September - 70,000 unionists and Orangemen march from Belfast to Craigavon House to protest against Home Rule. *1 October - The monument to Parnell is officially unveiled in Upper Sackville Street, Dublin. 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「1911 in Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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