Irish History on the Day that's in it
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
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8 May 1567: The Battle of Farsetmore was fought near Letterkenny in County Donegal on this day. The battle was fought between the rival ...
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
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7 May 1915: The liner Lusitania (New York to Liverpool) was torpedoed off the Old head of Kinsale by the German submarine U20 on this d...
Monday, 6 May 2013
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6 May 1882: The Assassination of Cavendish & Burke aka The ‘Phoenix Park Murders’ on this day. The Under Secretary for Ireland Th...
Sunday, 5 May 2013
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5 May 1916: Major John McBride was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Jail on this day. He was shot for his part in the Eas...
Saturday, 4 May 2013
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4 May 519 AD: Saint Connlaedh, Bishop of Kildare, Bridget's brazier , died on this day. He was a metalworker of so...
Friday, 3 May 2013
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3 May 1274: The death of the King of Connacht, Aedh O Conchobair, on this day. Aed son of Fedlimid son of Cathal Crob...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
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2 May 1737: William (Petty) FitzMaurice was born in Dublin on this day. 1st Marquess of Lansdowne aka The Earl of Shelburne between 176...
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