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Rebellion breaks out in Ulster - Henry Joy McCracken issues proclamation calling United Irishmen in Ulster to arms
Rebellion breaks out in Ulster - Henry Joy McCracken issues proclamation calling United Irishmen in Ulster to arms …

Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret and former MP for Co. Kilkenny, fights a duel with a Counsellor Bushe during which Bushe is seriously injured in the stomach
Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret and former MP for Co. Kilkenny, fights a duel with a Counsellor Bushe during which Bushe is seriously injured in the stomach …

William Simms, a founder and secretary of the United Irishmen, is born
William Simms, a founder and secretary of the United Irishmen, is born …

John Scott, Earl of Clonmel; Copper-Faced Jack; Chief Justice, is born in Co. Tipperary
John Scott, Earl of Clonmel; Copper-Faced Jack; Chief Justice, is born in Co. Tipperary …

Red Hugh ODonnell, son of the Earl of Tyrconnell makes a dramatic escape from the Record Tower and returns to Co. Donegal and the leadership of his Clan
Red Hugh ODonnell, son of the Earl of Tyrconnell makes a dramatic escape from the Record Tower and returns to Co. Donegal and the leadership of his Clan …

Treaty of Edinburgh between France and England, recognizing sovereignty of Mary Queen of Scots and her first husband Francis II.
Treaty of Edinburgh between France and England, recognizing sovereignty of Mary Queen of Scots and her first husband Francis II. …

William de Burgh, Earl of Ulster -the Brown Earl-is assassinated by his own knights, John de Logan and two of the de Mandevilles, at Le Ford, Belfast. The background is one of intrigue among Norman-Irish lords
William de Burgh, Earl of Ulster -the Brown Earl-is assassinated by his own knights, John de Logan and two of the de Mandevilles, at Le Ford, Belfast. The background is one of intrigue among Norman-Irish lords …