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Death of Sean O’Casey in England.
Death of Sean O’Casey in England. …

47 miners were killed at Auchengeich Colliery, Lanarkshire when the bogies carrying them to work ran into smoke, 1,000 feet below ground.
47 miners were killed at Auchengeich Colliery, Lanarkshire when the bogies carrying them to work ran into smoke, 1,000 feet below ground. …

Birth of Lord Roger of Earlsferry, Lord Justice General.
Birth of Lord Roger of Earlsferry, Lord Justice General. …

Stephen Hayes, a former IRA chief of staff, is kidnapped on 30 June; he later claims to have been court martialled and tortured by the IRA; Seán McCaughey is convicted of his kidnapping on this date
Stephen Hayes, a former IRA chief of staff, is kidnapped on 30 June; he later claims to have been court martialled and tortured by the IRA; Seán McCaughey is convicted of his kidnapping on this date …

Home Rule Act on Statute Book but is suspended for the duration of World War
Home Rule Act on Statute Book but is suspended for the duration of World War …

Kathleen Behan, née Kearney, Mother of All the Behans and folk singer is born in Dublin
Kathleen Behan, née Kearney, Mother of All the Behans and folk singer is born in Dublin …

Kelly and Timothy Deasy are rescued in a Fenian attack on a police van in Manchester during which a police sergeant is shot dead
Kelly and Timothy Deasy are rescued in a Fenian attack on a police van in Manchester during which a police sergeant is shot dead …

Anne Devlin, friend and comrade of Robert Emmett, dies in Dublin
Anne Devlin, friend and comrade of Robert Emmett, dies in Dublin …

James Standish OGrady, novelist, is born in Castletownbere, Co. Cork
James Standish OGrady, novelist, is born in Castletownbere, Co. Cork …

Theatre Royal, Glasgow, became the first theatre in Britain to be lit by gas.
Theatre Royal, Glasgow, became the first theatre in Britain to be lit by gas. …