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German aircraft bomb a creamery at Campile, Co. Wexford; three women are killed
German aircraft bomb a creamery at Campile, Co. Wexford; three women are killed …

Re-election of Éamon de Valera President of Dáil Éireann. He is proposed and seconded by Commandant Sean MacEoin and General Richard Mulcahy — both of whom later line up against him in the Civil War
Re-election of Éamon de Valera President of Dáil Éireann. He is proposed and seconded by Commandant Sean MacEoin and General Richard Mulcahy — both of whom later line up against him in the Civil War …

Also known as The Great Dublin Lockout, the Dublin Transport Strike, led by Jim Larkin and James Connolly, begins
Also known as The Great Dublin Lockout, the Dublin Transport Strike, led by Jim Larkin and James Connolly, begins …

Lord Dunraven forms the Irish Reform Association to campaign for some devolution; the following December, unionists form a United Unionist Council to resist Dunravens plan
Lord Dunraven forms the Irish Reform Association to campaign for some devolution; the following December, unionists form a United Unionist Council to resist Dunravens plan …

John Buchan, Novelist and statesman, born in Perth.
John Buchan, Novelist and statesman, born in Perth. John Buchan, the Scottish author and politician, was born on August 26, 1875, in Perth, Scotland, and he passed away on February 11, 1940. …

Humber leaves Ballina bound for Castlebar. He takes an indirect route through the mountains
Humber leaves Ballina bound for Castlebar. He takes an indirect route through the mountains …

Five Dublin children receive the first recorded smallpox innoculations in Ireland
Five Dublin children receive the first recorded smallpox innoculations in Ireland …

Manx invasion of England turned back at Battle of Wigan.
Manx invasion of England turned back at Battle of Wigan. The Battle of Wigan Lane was fought on August 25, 1651 during the Third English Civil War, between Royalists under the command of the Earl of Derby and elements of the New Model Army under the command of Colonel Robert Lilburne. The Royalists were defeated, losing nearly half their officers and men. …