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Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s UN application
Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s UN application The Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s application for entry into the UN on the grounds that Ireland, being neutral, had not helped to set up the organization. …

Charles Harper, born
Charles Harper, born Birth of artist Charles Harper on Valentia Island in County Kerry …

Beano comic, 1st published
Beano comic, 1st published First edition of the long-running Beano comic was published …

John Broderick, born
John Broderick, born Novelist and critic John Broderick is born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath …

Scottish Education Bill
Scottish Education Bill Provisions were included in the Scottish Education Bill to ensure adequate facilities for teaching Gaelic in Scotland. …

Henry Ford, born
Henry Ford, born Birth of Henry Ford, son of William and Mary Ford who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage. …

Eugene O’Curry, died
Eugene O’Curry, died Death of Eugene O’Curry, influential music collector …

Henry FitzGerald, born
Henry FitzGerald, born Birth of Henry FitzGerald, diplomat, soldier and brother of Lord Edward FitzGerald …

Richard Nugent, dies in duel
Richard Nugent, dies in duel Richard Nugent, MP for Fore and still a teenager, fights a duel with a Mr. Reilly and dies of his wounds a week later …

Nahum Tate, born
Nahum Tate, born Birth of Nahum Tate the first Irish-born poet laureate of England. Playwright and hymn writer, his best known work is While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night …