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Bobby Sands dies at Long Kesh prison on the 66th day of his hunger strike
Bobby Sands dies at Long Kesh prison on the 66th day of his hunger strike Robert Gerard Sands, commonly known as Bobby Sands (9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was an Irish republican and a former MP who died on hunger strike in the prison officially called HM Prison Maze but formerly known as Long Kesh (a name still used by Irish Republicans). …

Irish patriot and a leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising, John MacBride, is executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol
Irish patriot and a leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising, John MacBride, is executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol …

Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces his weight from 18 stone to 9 stone in the 1930s) is born in Kilkenny
Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces his weight from 18 stone to 9 stone in the 1930s) is born in Kilkenny …

Birth in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford of Sir Henry Wilson, soldier; chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1918 to 1922; establishes British Intelligence Cairo Gang in Dublin
Birth in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford of Sir Henry Wilson, soldier; chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1918 to 1922; establishes British Intelligence Cairo Gang in Dublin …

House of Commons rejects Grattans Catholic relief bill
House of Commons rejects Grattans Catholic relief bill …

James Taylor who developed the steamboat was born.
James Taylor who developed the steamboat was born. …

King Charles I surrenders to Lord Leven and was later passed to the Parliamentary forces.
King Charles I surrenders to Lord Leven and was later passed to the Parliamentary forces. …