Events for June 21June 21, 1877On a day that will long be remembered as Black Thursday, four members of the Molly Maguires, Alexander Campbell, John Donohue, Michael Doyle and Edward Kelly, shackled with chains, walk to the gallows specially constructed to accommodate four people; theiRead MoreJune 21, 1691Godert de Ginkel, the commanding general of the William of Orange army, begins a ten-day siege of AthloneRead MoreJune 21, 1897James Connolly is arrested during a demonstration commemorating 1798; Maud Gonne pays the fine for his releaseRead MoreJune 21, 1826Frederick Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat and holder of estates at Clandeboye, Co. Down, is born in FlorenceRead More
