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The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, and the Civil War begins
The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, and the Civil War begins …

On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth - Private James Daly - is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British army to be execut
On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth - Private James Daly - is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British army to be execut …

Explorer Robert Burke, from Co. Galway, dies in Australia
Explorer Robert Burke, from Co. Galway, dies in Australia …

The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time
The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time …

Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey.
Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey. …

General Hunter, who replaced Lake as Commander in Wexford, becomes aware rebellion is not over and begins to re-deploy his troops. He orders General Duff to Bunclody and General Needham to Gorey
General Hunter, who replaced Lake as Commander in Wexford, becomes aware rebellion is not over and begins to re-deploy his troops. He orders General Duff to Bunclody and General Needham to Gorey …

Charles Edward Stuart and Flora MacDonald escape over the sea to Skye
Charles Edward Stuart and Flora MacDonald escape over the sea to Skye Flora MacDonald (1722 ? March 05, 1790), Jacobite heroine, was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Milton in the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and his wife Marion, the daughter of Angus MacDonald. …