Events for June 24

June 24, 1886

Crofters Holding Act passed providing limited security of tenure.

June 24, 1314

Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II at Battle of Bannockburn.

Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a stream running through the village before flowing into the River Forth.

June 24, 1798

Rebel southern column captures Castlecomber, Co Kilkenny and camp at Slatt, in Co Laois

June 24, 1874

Birth of Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh, Irish author, feminist and language activist