Irish History on the Day that's in it
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
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31 December 1961: Telefís Éireann was launched on this day. It was originally intended that the first Live broadcast would be on Christm...
Monday, 29 December 2014
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29 December 1937: The new Irish Constitution came into effect on this day. The titles "Executive Council" and "President o...
Sunday, 28 December 2014
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28 December 1650: In Galway city Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh, last of the great scribes of Ireland, added an index of just under three thou...
Saturday, 27 December 2014
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27 December 1171 AD: Petrus Ua Mórda [ang: Peter O’Moore) the Bishop of Clonfert/ Clúain Fearta in what is now Co Galway, was drowned o...
Friday, 26 December 2014
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26 December 1796: Wolfe Tone wrote in his Journal aboard the French Man of War Indomptable the following entry: December 26 th —L...
Thursday, 25 December 2014
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25 December 1245: The terrible and unusual snow that had been falling in Ireland for the previous few weeks finally ended: Poisonous...
Wednesday, 24 December 2014
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24 December 1895: The loss of the Dun Laoghaire/Kingstown Lifeboat, Civil Service No. 7 with all hands on this day. 15 men of the RNLI ...
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