Events for June 07June 7, 1798Father James Coigly is executed by hanging at Pennington Heath. A member of the United Irishmen, he had been arrested in Margate, England as he was about to embark for France. Papers found on his person indicate that his intention is to invite the FrenchRead MoreJune 7, 1861Death of Patrick Brontë from Ballynaskeagh, Co Down, father of Emily, Charlotte, Anne and BramwellRead MoreJune 7, 1892Birth of Irish statesman, Kevin Christopher OHiggins in Stradbally, Co. Laois. He attempted severe repression of the Irish Republican Army in the years of the Irish “Troubles” following the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. A man of intellectual power, he is dRead MoreJune 7, 1546England signs Peace of Andres with Ireland and ScotlandRead More
