Events for April 25April 25, 1861William Ford, who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage, marries fellow country woman Mary OHern. Their son Henry Ford, pioneered the mass manufacturing of the automobileRead MoreApril 25, 1681Count Redmond OHanlon (outlawed chief) is shot dead by his foster-brotherRead MoreApril 25, 1819Vere Foster, philanthropist and educationist, is born in Copenhagen; he is the inventor of copy books used in schools throughout Ireland until the 1950sRead MoreApril 25, 1877Ralph Henry Byrne, architect, is born in DublinRead More
