1891 – Death of painter and artist, Augustus Burke.
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Born in 1828 in Co Galway, Augustus Burke was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London and the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. He resided in Holland and Brittany for a number of years before returning to Dublin. His portraits include a Breton Farmyard; The Feast-day of Notre Dame de Tremala, Brittany and a View in Connemara. Burke's brother was murdered along with Lord Frederick Cavendish, Chief Secretary for Ireland in the infamous Phoenix Park Murders of 1882.
Painting: Connemara Girl by Augustus Burke
Today in Irish History – 28 December:
1918 – Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.