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Labour won the General Election with an overall majority of three seats and Harold Wilson became Prime Minister.
Labour won the General Election with an overall majority of three seats and Harold Wilson became Prime Minister. …

Irish Transvaal Committee formed to aid Boers against the English.
Irish Transvaal Committee formed to aid Boers against the English. The name of Maud Gonne was well known among Irish nationalists. Returning to Ireland, Gonne co-founded the Transvaal Committee, which supported the Afrikaners in the Boer War. 1899 Boer War (1899-1902) The year is 1899. Queen Victoria …

Eoin O Grownley, Irish language scholar, dies
Eoin O Grownley, Irish language scholar, dies …

Magee College is opened as a combined arts and Presbyterian theological college in Derry-Londonderry
Magee College is opened as a combined arts and Presbyterian theological college in Derry-Londonderry …

Birth in Templemore, Co. Tipperary of Charles Stanley Monck, the first Governor General of Canada
Birth in Templemore, Co. Tipperary of Charles Stanley Monck, the first Governor General of Canada …

Writer and geologist Hugh Miller born on the Black Isle, Cromarty.
Writer and geologist Hugh Miller born on the Black Isle, Cromarty. …

The Edinburgh Review first published to erect a higher standard of merit, and secure a bolder and purer taste in literature, and to apply philosophical principles and the maxims of truth and humanity to politics.
The Edinburgh Review first published to erect a higher standard of merit, and secure a bolder and purer taste in literature, and to apply philosophical principles and the maxims of truth and humanity to politics. …

Birth in Co. Tipperary of Fr. Theobald Matthew, “The Apostle of Temperance” and campaigner against alcohol
Birth in Co. Tipperary of Fr. Theobald Matthew, “The Apostle of Temperance” and campaigner against alcohol …

During his visit to Ireland, Benjamin Franklin attends a meeting of the House of Commons on this date
During his visit to Ireland, Benjamin Franklin attends a meeting of the House of Commons on this date …

The Linen Board meets for the first time
The Linen Board meets for the first time …