Events for October 12

October 12, 1911

Birth in Portrush of Fred Daly, the only Irishman to win a golf major - the British Open in 1947

October 12, 1798

French fleet intercepted off Donegal. Wolfe Tone captured when The Hoche strikes its colors

When the Rising occurred in May, 1798 another French fleet of 1,000 troops under the command of General Humbert landed at Killala, County Mayo where they were met by the numerically superior forces of the English Army commanded by General Lake to whom

October 12, 1645

Archbishop Rinuccini arrives in Ireland

October 12, 1876

Jerome Connor, sculptor, is born near Anascaul, Co. Kerry