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Frank Patterson, tenor, is born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Frank Patterson, tenor, is born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary …

John Joe Barry, athlete who is known as the Ballincurry Hare, is born
John Joe Barry, athlete who is known as the Ballincurry Hare, is born …

Birth of Philip Berrigan - militant priest, Virginia, Minn
Birth of Philip Berrigan - militant priest, Virginia, Minn …

Birth of Brian O’Nolan, aka Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen in Strabane, Co. Tyrone
Birth of Brian O’Nolan, aka Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen in Strabane, Co. Tyrone …

New York Gaelic Society is formed
New York Gaelic Society is formed …

Leslie Montgomery, comic writer under the pseudonym Lynn C. Doyle, is born in in Downpatrick, Co. Down
Leslie Montgomery, comic writer under the pseudonym Lynn C. Doyle, is born in in Downpatrick, Co. Down …

Balloon flight by Italian aeronaut Vincenzo Lunardi from Heriots School, Edinburgh to Ceres in Fife.
Balloon flight by Italian aeronaut Vincenzo Lunardi from Heriots School, Edinburgh to Ceres in Fife. …

Parliament meets at the new parliament house in College Green for the first time
Parliament meets at the new parliament house in College Green for the first time …

Battle of the Largs - Norwegians abandon invasion of ScotlandBattle of the LargsNorwegians abandon invasion of Scotland leaving ships and wounded on the beach.
Battle of the Largs - Norwegians abandon invasion of ScotlandBattle of the LargsNorwegians abandon invasion of Scotland leaving ships and wounded on the beach. To defeat the Scottish attempt to detach the Western Isles from Norway, Haakon of Norway intended to invade the Central Lowland. Although the Norwegians beat off an attack on their ships at Largs, they could not operate on land in the presence of the S …