Irish History on the Day that's in it
Saturday, 31 May 2014
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31 May 1941 – The German bombing of the North Strand, Dublin – 27 dead, 90 + injured and over 300 houses were destroyed or damaged. Small...
Thursday, 29 May 2014
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29 May 1914: The loss of the passenger liner Empress of Ireland on this day. The ship sank within minutes of being involved in a coll...
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
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28 May 1798: Eniscorthy was captured on this day. The Wexford insurgents, amounting to several thousand people, had marched northward...
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
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27 May 1224: Cathal Crovderg [‘Redhand’] O'Conor, king of Connacht, son of Turlough and brother of Rory O'Conor (the last '...
Monday, 26 May 2014
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26 May 1315: Edward de Bruce (the younger brother of Robert de Bruce of Scotland) and his fleet (estimated at in excess of 6,000 men) la...
Sunday, 25 May 2014
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25 May 1921- The Custom House in Dublin was burnt out by members of the Dublin Brigade IRA. In an audacious and well planned operation so...
Friday, 23 May 2014
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May 23-4 1798: The outbreak of the Rising on this day. Overnight mail coaches were attacked on the roads to Dublin to signal the sta...
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