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Bridge to the Isle of Skye opened.
Bridge to the Isle of Skye opened. …

John Dillon announces Plan of Campaign for Irish tenants against unfair rents.
John Dillon announces Plan of Campaign for Irish tenants against unfair rents. An Irish nationalist politician who sat in parliament for Tipperary, and was one of the leaders of Young Ireland. John Dillon was educated at the Roman Catholic university of Dublin, and afterwards studied medicine. He entered parliament in 1880 as mem …

The Irish Nationalist League is founded
The Irish Nationalist League is founded …

James Paraffin Young obtained a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, starting the chemical industry in West Lothian.
James Paraffin Young obtained a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, starting the chemical industry in West Lothian. …

William Smith O'Brien, Young Irelander, born in Dromoland, Co. Clare
William Smith O'Brien, Young Irelander, born in Dromoland, Co. Clare …

In a duel at Mullingar, Arthur Rochfort, MP for Co. Westmeath, shoots Dillon Pollard Hampson in the stomach, he recovers
In a duel at Mullingar, Arthur Rochfort, MP for Co. Westmeath, shoots Dillon Pollard Hampson in the stomach, he recovers …

Battle of Nevilles Cross during which King David II was captured by the English.
Battle of Nevilles Cross during which King David II was captured by the English. …

Henry II, fearful that Strongbow will grow too powerful in Ireland, lands at Waterford with an army
Henry II, fearful that Strongbow will grow too powerful in Ireland, lands at Waterford with an army …