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Led by Rory O'Connor, forces against the Anglo-Irish Treaty seize the Four Courts in Dublin
Led by Rory O'Connor, forces against the Anglo-Irish Treaty seize the Four Courts in Dublin …

Limerick Soviet commences general strike in protest against English militarism in Ireland
Limerick Soviet commences general strike in protest against English militarism in Ireland …

Birth of actress Valerie Hobson in Larne, Co. Antrim
Birth of actress Valerie Hobson in Larne, Co. Antrim …

The Titanic, the worlds largest ship built at Belfasts Harland and Wolfe, hits an iceberg
The Titanic, the worlds largest ship built at Belfasts Harland and Wolfe, hits an iceberg …

An Oige, Irish Youth Hostel Association is established
An Oige, Irish Youth Hostel Association is established …

Aberdeen Football Club was founded.
Aberdeen Football Club was founded. …

Jack Beattie, socialist politician and trade unionist, is born in Belfast
Jack Beattie, socialist politician and trade unionist, is born in Belfast …

The Tricolor national flag of Ireland is presented for the first time by Thomas Francis Meagher & the Young Ireland Party
The Tricolor national flag of Ireland is presented for the first time by Thomas Francis Meagher & the Young Ireland Party …

Porteous Riots in Edinburgh take place after the hanging of a smuggler by the City Guard
Porteous Riots in Edinburgh take place after the hanging of a smuggler by the City Guard The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of Captain John Porteous, Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh (ca. 1695 – 1736). Porteous seems to have been an overbearing official, despised by the mob and the underclasses of Edinburgh society. …

Sir Thomas Molyneux, scientist, archaeologist, physician and MP, is born
Sir Thomas Molyneux, scientist, archaeologist, physician and MP, is born …