See also: 1890 in Ireland, other events of 1891, 1892 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.

Events

• The Balfour Land Act makes more funds available for land purchase and sets up the Congested Districts Board.
• Parnellites form the Irish National Federation and wins seats in Sligo and Carlow.
• The Irish Daily Independent newspaper is founded. It becomes the Irish Independent in 1905.
• Charles Stewart Parnell amrries Kitty O'Shea in Sussex in June of this year.
• James Stephens, founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, returns home to Ireland after 25 years in exile.
• Michael Davitt, standing as an anti-Parnellite candidate, is defeated by John Redmond in a Waterford by-election.
• October 6 - the death occurs of Charles Stewart Parnell. Up to 200,000 people attend the funeral of the 'Uncrowned King of Ireland.'

Arts and literature

• Oscar Wilde publishes The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Sports

Births

Deaths