Irish History on the Day that's in it
Saturday, 15 August 2020
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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 gr...
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15 August 1998: The Omagh Bombing. On a Saturday afternoon the quite town centre of Omagh Co Tyrone was ripped apart by a single bomb that...
Friday, 14 August 2020
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14 August 1598 O.S./24 August 1598 N.S.- the Battle of the Yellow Ford ( Cath Bhéal-an-Átha-Buí ) was fought on this day. Introduction I...
Thursday, 13 August 2020
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12 August 1822: The Death by suicide of Robert Stewart, Lord Castlereagh on this day. Born in Dublin in 1769 to a political family of weal...
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
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12 August 1922: The death of Arthur Griffith in Dublin on this day. He was the Leader of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free Sta...
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
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11 August 1861: Catherine Hayes ‘the Swan of Erin’ died on this day. She was probably the most internationally famous Irishwoman of her da...
Monday, 10 August 2020
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10 August 1316: The Second Battle of Athenry/ Ath na righ took place on this day. The English Colonists defeated the Irish in a very blo...
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