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Eibhlín Bean Uí Choisdeailbh, Irish language folk-song collector is born
Eibhlín Bean Uí Choisdeailbh, Irish language folk-song collector is born …

Charles Joly, astronomer, is born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Charles Joly, astronomer, is born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly …

Irish statesman, Charles Stewart Parnell, is born
Irish statesman, Charles Stewart Parnell, is born Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 ? 6 October 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; William Ewart Gladstone described him as the most remarkable person he had ever met.[2] A future Liberal Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith, described him as one of the three or four greatest men of the nineteenth century, while Lord Haldane described him as the strongest man the British House of Commons had seen in 150 years. …

Northern column remains in camp at Croghan
Northern column remains in camp at Croghan …

The Relief Act gives Catholics rights concerning their education
The Relief Act gives Catholics rights concerning their education …

James VI (aged, 8) escaped from Castle Ruthven.
James VI (aged, 8) escaped from Castle Ruthven. …

Sir Richard Edgecombe is sent to Ireland with power to grant pardons; he lands at Kinsale on this date
Sir Richard Edgecombe is sent to Ireland with power to grant pardons; he lands at Kinsale on this date …