1899 in Ireland - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • Somerville and Ross publish their first collection of humorous stories Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.
  • William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn form the Irish Literary Theatre. Its first performance is The Countess Cathleen.
  • W. B. Yeats publishes The Wind Amongst the Reads.
  • The Rathmines and Rathgar music society is founded.

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