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James Heriot, author of All Creatures Great and Small, died
James Heriot, author of All Creatures Great and Small, died …

John Robert Gregg, Irish Inventor of Gregg Shorthand, died
John Robert Gregg, Irish Inventor of Gregg Shorthand, died …

Thomas Murphy, a playwright, is born
Thomas Murphy, a playwright, is born …

Sinn Fein contests its first election, County Leitrim
Sinn Fein contests its first election, County Leitrim …

Hugh Stevenson Robertson, Scottish composer of Songs of the Isles, born
Hugh Stevenson Robertson, Scottish composer of Songs of the Isles, born …

Nicola Hamilton, widow of Tristram Beresford MP, dies on her 47th birthday
Nicola Hamilton, widow of Tristram Beresford MP, dies on her 47th birthday …

Giovanni Battista Rinuccini returns to Rome
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini returns to Rome …

Bruces army marches south and reaches Castleknock, within sight of Dublin
Bruces army marches south and reaches Castleknock, within sight of Dublin In May, 1316 Edward Bruce, younger brother of Robert I (and, by parliamentary act, his heir), was inaugurated King of Ireland, though with less than full Irish support. The English stronghold of Carrickfergus fell after a year-long seige. Famine beca …