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Gaumont cinema in Edinburgh destroyed by fire.
Gaumont cinema in Edinburgh destroyed by fire. …

The Royal Ulster Constabulary is established
The Royal Ulster Constabulary is established The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). At its peak the force had around 8500 officers with a further 4500 reservists, officially members of the RUC Reserve, but in practice members of the RUC, unlike the earlier Ulster Special Constabulary which was a force in its own right, with its own rank structure. It was renamed as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in 2001. …

The Titanic is launched in Belfast, Ireland
The Titanic is launched in Belfast, Ireland Titanic was launched at 12:15 pm on 31 May 1911 in the presence of Lord Pirrie, J. Pierpont Morgan, J. Bruce Ismay and 100,000 onlookers. Twenty-two tons of soap and tallow were spread on the slipway to lubricate the ship’s passage into the River Lagan. In keeping with the White Star Line’s traditional policy, the ship was not formally named or christened with champagne. The ship was towed to a fitting-out berth where, over the course of the next year, her engines, funnels and superstructure were installed and her interior was fitted out. …

The hull of the world’s most famous ship, the Titanic , is launched
The hull of the world’s most famous ship, the Titanic , is launched …

During the Boer War, Piet de Wet captures the thirteenth battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry at Lindley. To British eyes, this mounted Battalion is the social and political show-piece of the new Volunteer Army; a company of Irish M.F.H.s known as the Iris
During the Boer War, Piet de Wet captures the thirteenth battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry at Lindley. To British eyes, this mounted Battalion is the social and political show-piece of the new Volunteer Army; a company of Irish M.F.H.s known as the Iris …

Helen Waddell, Irish scholar, translator and novelist, is born in Tokyo
Helen Waddell, Irish scholar, translator and novelist, is born in Tokyo …

At Grosse Isle, Canada, 40 Irish Famine immigrant ships wait to unload
At Grosse Isle, Canada, 40 Irish Famine immigrant ships wait to unload During the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1849), a mass exodus of Irish people fled to North America in search of a better life. Canada, then a part of British North America, was one of the primary destinations. The influx of immigrants, many of whom were suffering from famine and diseases such as typhus, led to a crisis at ports of entry like Grosse Île. …

Birth of Alice Stopford Green in Kells, Co. Meath. Irish historian and patriot; she is noted for proving the Irish had a rich culture before English rule. A strong supporter of the Treaty of 1921, she is nominated to the first Seanad in December 1922
Birth of Alice Stopford Green in Kells, Co. Meath. Irish historian and patriot; she is noted for proving the Irish had a rich culture before English rule. A strong supporter of the Treaty of 1921, she is nominated to the first Seanad in December 1922 …

Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey is appointed as Commander of the insurgent forces In Wexford town, a civilian government led by four Protestants and four Catholics is established
Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey is appointed as Commander of the insurgent forces In Wexford town, a civilian government led by four Protestants and four Catholics is established …

Birth of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, inventor, educationist and politician
Birth of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, inventor, educationist and politician …