Irish History on the Day that's in it

  7‭ July 1816: The great Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan died on this day. He died in the City of London in impoverished circums...

 6 July 1958 Sir John Lymbrick Esmonde, 14th Baronet died on this day. Born on 5 February 1893 he was an Irish nationalist politician who un...

 5‭ July 1828: Daniel O’Connell won the Parliamentary seat of County Clare in a bye –election. His Victory marked a triumph for his organisa...

  IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events, it becom...

  3 July 1746: The birth of Henry Grattan on this day. Grattan was one of the great orators of the Irish Parliament in the 18th Century who ...

2 July 1863: The Irish Brigade of the Army of the Potomac fought at Gettysburg on this day. It consisted of men from the - 63rd, 69th and 88...

  2 July 1779: The Irish Brigade in the service of France landed on the Caribbean island of Grenada on this day. They were part of an expedi...