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The first traffic lights in the Free State are installed at the junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street
The first traffic lights in the Free State are installed at the junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street …

The Galway Gaelic Theatre, opens with Micheál Mac Liammóirs production of Diarmuid agus Gráinne
The Galway Gaelic Theatre, opens with Micheál Mac Liammóirs production of Diarmuid agus Gráinne …

Birth of James Molyneaux, Ulster Unionist Party leader
Birth of James Molyneaux, Ulster Unionist Party leader …

Birth of Niall Ó'Dónaill, Irish-language scholar and lexicographer, in the Rosses, Co. Donegal
Birth of Niall Ó'Dónaill, Irish-language scholar and lexicographer, in the Rosses, Co. Donegal …

The Oceanic, a liner built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, is launched
The Oceanic, a liner built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, is launched The first White Star Line ship under the Ismay ownership. Often referred to as The Mother of Modern Liners. First ship to have promenade decks and running water with bathtubs for its passengers. Involved in a collision with the City of Chester (which sank) at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in 1882. Eventually scrapped in 1896. …

African explorer William Blake born.
African explorer William Blake born. …

Humbert appears outside Castlebar.
Humbert appears outside Castlebar. The Government forces are deployed to cover the direct route and Humbert unexpectedly appears on their flank. Humbert attacks. French advance causes Militia to run. Government defence collapses and Humbert takes the town …

First balloon ascent in Britain by James Tytler, Edinburgh.
First balloon ascent in Britain by James Tytler, Edinburgh. …

The second Irish parliament of William III is called in Dublin; Robert Rochfort is unanimously elected Speaker
The second Irish parliament of William III is called in Dublin; Robert Rochfort is unanimously elected Speaker …