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Barry McGuigan beats Eusebia Pedrosa to become the World Featherweight Champion
Barry McGuigan beats Eusebia Pedrosa to become the World Featherweight Champion …

Birth of Peter Rafferty, diplomat
Birth of Peter Rafferty, diplomat …

Brian Coffey, poet and scientist, is born in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Brian Coffey, poet and scientist, is born in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin …

Gladstones Home Rule Bill is defeated
Gladstones Home Rule Bill is defeated …

Acts setting up soup kitchens and rate-aided outdoor Famine relief come to an end
Acts setting up soup kitchens and rate-aided outdoor Famine relief come to an end …

In Co. Wicklow, the Arklow garrison is reinforced. In Co. Wexford, The rebel southern division moves camp from Carrickbyrne to Slievecoilte. In Ulster, General Nugent offers amnesty to rank and file rebels. Rebel forces in Antrim begin to disintegrate
In Co. Wicklow, the Arklow garrison is reinforced. In Co. Wexford, The rebel southern division moves camp from Carrickbyrne to Slievecoilte. In Ulster, General Nugent offers amnesty to rank and file rebels. Rebel forces in Antrim begin to disintegrate …

Robert Stevenson, engineer, who constructed, 18 lighthouses around Scotland, born Glasgow.
Robert Stevenson, engineer, who constructed, 18 lighthouses around Scotland, born Glasgow. …

Earl of Clonmell and Chief Justice John Scott, aka Copper-Faced Jack, is born in Co. Tipperary
Earl of Clonmell and Chief Justice John Scott, aka Copper-Faced Jack, is born in Co. Tipperary …

Birth of John Smeaton, civil engineer and lighthouse builder.
Birth of John Smeaton, civil engineer and lighthouse builder. …

Shane ONeill rebels and is proclaimed a traitor
Shane ONeill rebels and is proclaimed a traitor …