The last hanging in Scotland, 21-year-old Henry Burnett
August 15, 1963
Birth of Benedict Kiely, novelist, short story-writer and critic, in Dromore, Co. Down
August 15, 1919
Birth of Jack Lynch, Taoiseach, in Co. Cork
August 15, 1917
Unveiling of OConnell monument in Dublin
August 15, 1882
John J. Flanagan, born
August 15, 1873
Daniel OConnell holds meetings for Repeal of the Union, attended by hundreds of thousands, at Trim and the Hill of Tara
August 15, 1843
Foundation stone for the Monument to Sir Walter Scott is laid in Princes Street Gardens.
August 15, 1840
Edmund Rice opens a school for poor boys in Waterford - precursor of the schools run by the Christian Brothers
August 15, 1803
Novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott born.
August 15, 1771