Events for July 21
July 21, 1920
Twelve people die in Belfast riots
Sectarian violence continues in Derry-Londonderry Catholics are forced out of Dromore, Co. Down following the funeral of an RIC man
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July 21, 1928
John B. Keane, born
John Brendan Keane (21 July 1928 – 30 May 2002) was an Irish playwright, novelist and essayist from Listowel, County Kerry.
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July 21, 1887
Thomas Bodkin, lawyer and professor, is born in Dublin
Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin (21 July 1887 – 24 April 1961) was an Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator.
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July 21, 1922
Free State army takes Waterford
The Irish Free State offensive of July–September 1922 was the decisive military stroke of the Irish Civil War. It was carried out by the National Army of the newly created Irish Free State against anti-treaty strongholds in the south and southwest of Ireland.
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