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Cigarette advertising banned on television in Britain
Cigarette advertising banned on television in Britain.
Harry Boland shot by Free Staters
Harry Boland shot by Free Staters in Skerries; he would die three days later
Francis Ledwidge, died
Death of poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co. Meath, who is killed by a stray shell at Ypres during World War I
Founding of Gaelic League in Ireland
Founding of the Gaelic League in order to revive the use of the Irish language and foster appreciation of Irelands Celtic heritage
Minority of Home Rulers begin obstruction tactics in Commons
Minority of Home Rulers begin obstruction tactics in Commons
Caledonian Railway Company authorized to commence business
Caledonian Railway Company authorized to commence business.
Dun Laoghaire horse-drawn train service in Dublin
Inauguration of the first Dublin - Dun Laoghaire horse-drawn train service
Poems of Robert Burns, published
Kilmarnock Edition of the poems of Robert Burns Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect first published.
Robert Adair, dies
Robert Adair, MP for Philipstown, dies on this date, having had one of his legs cut off above the knee for a mortification and died soon after