Events for August 15August 15, 1840Foundation stone for the Monument to Sir Walter Scott is laid in Princes Street Gardens.Read MoreAugust 15, 1917Birth of Jack Lynch, Taoiseach, in Co. CorkRead MoreAugust 15, 1803Edmund Rice opens a school for poor boys in Waterford - precursor of the schools run by the Christian BrothersRead MoreAugust 15, 1755Molesworth Phillips, sailor and companion of Captain James Cook, is born in Swords, Co. DublinRead More
