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The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork with the loss of more than 1,100 lives
The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork with the loss of more than 1,100 lives …

Henry Gray Graham, author of Social Life of Scotland in the 18th Century, died
Henry Gray Graham, author of Social Life of Scotland in the 18th Century, died …

James Naysmith, engineer and inventor of steam hammer, died
James Naysmith, engineer and inventor of steam hammer, died …

John MacBride, revolutionary, is born in Westport, Co. Mayo
John MacBride, revolutionary, is born in Westport, Co. Mayo …

Charles Owen O'Conor, politician, is born in Dublin
Charles Owen O'Conor, politician, is born in Dublin …

Anthony Tanner, perpetual curate for Holmpatrick, is murdered near Rush, Co. Dublin
Anthony Tanner, perpetual curate for Holmpatrick, is murdered near Rush, Co. Dublin …

James Cotter is executed for high treason in supporting the Jacobite cause
James Cotter is executed for high treason in supporting the Jacobite cause …

John Medcalf, previously dismissed as Church of Ireland curate of Powerscourt for conducting clandestine marriages, is excommunicated
John Medcalf, previously dismissed as Church of Ireland curate of Powerscourt for conducting clandestine marriages, is excommunicated …

James II arrives from exile in France and addresses the Irish Parliament
James II arrives from exile in France and addresses the Irish Parliament …

Earl of Hereford invaded Scotland on behalf of Henry VIII
Earl of Hereford invaded Scotland on behalf of Henry VIII The Rough Wooing refers to a time when England advanced her territorial ambitions through a proposed marriage between the young Mary, Queen of Scotland, and Edward, the English Prince of Wales, son of Henry VIII. …