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The six counties of Northern Ireland opt out of the Free State
The six counties of Northern Ireland opt out of the Free State The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, was an agreement between Great Britain and Ireland was signed in London on 6 December 1921, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and representatives of the Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence. …

Joyce Cary, author, is born in Derry
Joyce Cary, author, is born in Derry Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary (7 December 1888 – 29 March 1957), known as Joyce Cary, was an Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial official. …

Birth in Tralee, Co. Kerry of Austin Stack, anti-Treaty nationalist
Birth in Tralee, Co. Kerry of Austin Stack, anti-Treaty nationalist Augustine Mary Moore Stack (7 December 1879 – 27 April 1929) was an Irish republican and politician who served as Minister for Home Affairs from 1921 to 1922. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927. …

Admiral William Bligh Cornishman of Mutiny on the Bounty fame, died
Admiral William Bligh Cornishman of Mutiny on the Bounty fame, died Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known for the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command. …

Sir William Francis Patrick Napier, general and historian, is born in Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier, general and historian, is born in Celbridge, Co. Kildare General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB (7 December 1785 – 12 February 1860) was a British soldier in the British Army and a military historian. …

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, soldier and colonial administrator, is born in Dublin
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, soldier and colonial administrator, is born in Dublin Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, KG, PC (9 December 1754 – 28 November 1826), styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, The Lord Rawdon from 1783 to 1793 and The Earl of Moira between 1793 and 1816, was an Anglo-Irish politician and military officer who served as Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823. …

Thirteen Apprentice Boys refuse to let a Catholic army into Derry-Londonderry
Thirteen Apprentice Boys refuse to let a Catholic army into Derry-Londonderry The “Closing of the Gates” in Derry-Londonderry, which occurred on December 07, 1688. The city’s Protestant inhabitants, led by thirteen Apprentice Boys, took a significant stand during this episode. …

James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond is murdered at the instigation of his brother, John
James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond is murdered at the instigation of his brother, John James FitzGerald, the 8th Earl of Desmond (1459–1487) was the son of Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond and his wife, Ellice de Barry, daughter of William Barry, 8th Baron Barry, and Ellen de la Roche. …

St. Columcille, Irish bard and monk honored in all the Celtic lands, born
St. Columcille, Irish bard and monk honored in all the Celtic lands, born Saint Columba (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. …