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The new paddle steamer Waverley was launched from A. & J. Ingliss yard on the Clyde. After providing services on the Firth of Clyde she has been preserved and still takes passengers doon the watter as the oldest sea-going paddle steamer in the world.
The new paddle steamer Waverley was launched from A. & J. Ingliss yard on the Clyde. After providing services on the Firth of Clyde she has been preserved and still takes passengers doon the watter as the oldest sea-going paddle steamer in the world. …

Death of Sir Thomas Lipton, grocer, tea merchant and contestant for the Americas Cup.
Death of Sir Thomas Lipton, grocer, tea merchant and contestant for the Americas Cup. …

Hubert Butler, writer and local historian, is born near Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny
Hubert Butler, writer and local historian, is born near Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny …

Kate Coll arrives in New York from Ireland on board the SS Nevada. She later marries Juan Vivion de Valera, and gives birth to Éamon on October 14, 1882 in New York
Kate Coll arrives in New York from Ireland on board the SS Nevada. She later marries Juan Vivion de Valera, and gives birth to Éamon on October 14, 1882 in New York …

Arthur Conway, mathematician and president of University College Dublin, is born in Wexford
Arthur Conway, mathematician and president of University College Dublin, is born in Wexford …

Patrick Geddes - Scottish Botanist born.
Patrick Geddes - Scottish Botanist born. Sir Patrick Geddes (1854 - 1932) was Scottish biologist and botanist, known also as an innovative thinker in the fields of urban planning and education He was responsible for introducing the concept of region to architecture and planning. Sir Patrick Geddes became a prime example of the free exploring minds which flourished in Victorian Britain. …

Birth of Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who discovered helium, xenon, neon, argon, radon and krypton.
Birth of Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who discovered helium, xenon, neon, argon, radon and krypton. …

William O'Brien, writer and nationalist, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork
William O'Brien, writer and nationalist, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork William O’Brien, the Irish nationalist, journalist, and writer, was born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. He was born on October 2, 1852. …

Birth of Father William Corby who became Chaplain of the Irish Brigade in Detroit, Michigan
Birth of Father William Corby who became Chaplain of the Irish Brigade in Detroit, Michigan …

ONeill engages Mountjoys forces in the Battle of Moyry Pass
ONeill engages Mountjoys forces in the Battle of Moyry Pass …