Irish History on the Day that's in it
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
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22 August 1922: Michael Collins was shot dead on this day. He was killed in an ambush at Béal na mBláth (Mouth of the Flowers) near Macr...
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
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21 August 1879: The Apparition of Knock on this day. A number of witnesses of various ages reported that they had seen the Virgin Mary, ...
Monday, 20 August 2012
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19 August 1504: The battle of Knockdoe/ Cnoc Tuagh (the Hill of Axes) was fought on this day. This battle was the greatest clash of arm...
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18 August 670: St. Fiacre the Abbot, who was born in Ireland about the end of the sixth century, died on this day. He retired to a hermi...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
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16 August 1927: The Alderman Jinks Affair. Mr Denis Johnstone, the leader of the Labour Party, proposed a motion of No Confidence in th...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
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15 August 1569: The sack of Enniscorthy on this day by Sir Edmund Butler, the brother of the Earl of Ormond. The Co Wexford town held a ...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
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14/15 August 1969: The British Army was deployed on the streets of Derry and Belfast to stave off the collapse of the Northern State. T...
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