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Edel Quinn, promoter of Legion of Mary in Africa, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork
Edel Quinn, promoter of Legion of Mary in Africa, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork …

Birth of author Alice Milligan
Birth of author Alice Milligan …

Death of Arthur Wellesley, alias the Duke of Wellington. The Dublin born soldier served as MP for Meath before eventually becoming Prime Minister of Britain
Death of Arthur Wellesley, alias the Duke of Wellington. The Dublin born soldier served as MP for Meath before eventually becoming Prime Minister of Britain …

Sir Frederick Falkiner, impoverished former MP for Athy, Co. Dublin and Co. Carlow commits suicide in Naples
Sir Frederick Falkiner, impoverished former MP for Athy, Co. Dublin and Co. Carlow commits suicide in Naples …

The Gregorian calendar is adopted in Ireland and Britain, 170 years after mainland Europe - 2 September is followed by 14 September. There are protests and riots by people who are convinced that they have lost 12 days out of their lives
The Gregorian calendar is adopted in Ireland and Britain, 170 years after mainland Europe - 2 September is followed by 14 September. There are protests and riots by people who are convinced that they have lost 12 days out of their lives …

Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart, occupied Edinburgh.
Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart, occupied Edinburgh. …

Lord Inchiquin, a royalist turned Parliamentarian, sacks the Irish Catholic Confederate garrison at the Rock of Cashel
Lord Inchiquin, a royalist turned Parliamentarian, sacks the Irish Catholic Confederate garrison at the Rock of Cashel …

Flight of the Earls from Ireland to the Continent.
Flight of the Earls from Ireland to the Continent. In September of 1607, Hugh ONeill , 2nd Earl of Tyrone and Rory ODonnell , the 1st Earl of Tyrconnell set sail from Rathmullan, a village on the shore of Lough Swilly in County Donegal, with ninety of their followers. Their intended destination was Spain, but they disembarked in France and proceeded overland to Italy. They never returned to Ireland. This journey, the Flight of the Earls , marked the final destruction of Irelands ancient Gaelic aristocracy and paved the way for the Plantation of Ulster. …

Birth of Robert Gordon of Straloch, Aberdeen, cartographer and rescuer of Thomas Ports original maps.
Birth of Robert Gordon of Straloch, Aberdeen, cartographer and rescuer of Thomas Ports original maps. …

Edinburgh merchants granted exclusive privilege of running a printing press.
Edinburgh merchants granted exclusive privilege of running a printing press. …