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Birth of Magnus Magnusson, writer, broadcaster and question master in TV programme Mastermind.
Birth of Magnus Magnusson, writer, broadcaster and question master in TV programme Mastermind. …

Birth in Portrush of Fred Daly, the only Irishman to win a golf major - the British Open in 1947
Birth in Portrush of Fred Daly, the only Irishman to win a golf major - the British Open in 1947 …

Jerome Connor, sculptor, is born near Anascaul, Co. Kerry
Jerome Connor, sculptor, is born near Anascaul, Co. Kerry …

Ramsay MacDonald, first Labour Prime Minister of UK, born in Lossiemouth.
Ramsay MacDonald, first Labour Prime Minister of UK, born in Lossiemouth. …

French fleet intercepted off Donegal. Wolfe Tone captured when The Hoche strikes its colors
French fleet intercepted off Donegal. Wolfe Tone captured when The Hoche strikes its colors When the Rising occurred in May, 1798 another French fleet of 1,000 troops under the command of General Humbert landed at Killala, County Mayo where they were met by the numerically superior forces of the English Army commanded by General Lake to whom …

Peter Drake, soldier and memoir author, is born in Co. Meath
Peter Drake, soldier and memoir author, is born in Co. Meath …

Archbishop Rinuccini arrives in Ireland
Archbishop Rinuccini arrives in Ireland …