August 30

Learn about The History of the Celtic People

Liz McColgan won the World Athletics Championship, 10,000 metres in Tokyo by a margin of, 20 seconds. -

The Chamber of Commerce calls for Ireland to adopt Greenwich Mean Time — 25 minutes behind Irish Standard Time -

Scottish born Hubert Cecil Booth patented his design for a vacuum cleaner which sucked in the dust and retained it by means of a filter. -

National synod of Catholic bishops begins at Maynooth; they renew condemnation of Queens Colleges and condemn Trinity College -

Michael Banim, storywriter, dies; along with his brother John -

Birth of golf course designer Dr Alister Mackenzie; he was responsible for Augusta National and Cypress Point, among others. -

Birth of Feargus Edward O’Connor, Chartist leader -

The Cork Examiner, now The Irish Examiner, hits the streets for the first time -

James Wilson - Scottish patriot, died -

All registered Catholic priests in Ireland are required to renounce the claims of the Stuarts to the thrones of England and Ireland -

Penal Laws passed in 1695 restricting Catholics rights are strengthened for the second time -

First siege of Limerick ends -

Lord Sussex, is sworn in as Lord Deputy -