Category: ON THIS DAY
ON THIS DAY: 20 JULY 1616: Aodh Mór Ó Néill dies in Rome
Born in 1550, Aodh Mór Ó Néill (Hugh O’Neill) came from a line of the and the successors to...
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ON THIS DAY: 6 JULY 1969: Jimmy Steele oration, and the beginnings of a split in Sinn Féin and the IRA
There is an interesting snippet of Irish republican history available on You Tube. It is part of...
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ON THIS DAY: 29 JUNE 1835: Death of Fr. Peter O’Neill
Peter O’Neill was born in Coona, Cork, a descendant of the O’Neil clan of Co. Tyrone. He attended...
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ON THIS DAY: 27 JUNE 1970: The Battle for St Matthew’s, Belfast
Sometimes historical anniversaries throw up interesting items. Examples of irony perhaps, or maybe...
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ON THIS DAY: 21 June 1798: Irish insurgents defeated at the Battle of Vinegar Hill
June 21, 1798 was the day on which the Irish insurgents were defeated at the Battle of Vinegar...
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ON THIS DAY: 20 JUNE 1631: A village in Ireland was taken into slavery by north African raiders
June 20 marks a strange anniversary in Irish history. On that date in 1631, north African...
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ON THIS DAY: 17 JUNE 1871: The Westmeath Act and the unbroken resistance of the Ribbonmen
ON THIS DAY: 17 JUNE 1871: The Westmeath Act and the unbroken resistance offered by secret...
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ON THIS DAY: 7 June 1925: Matt Talbot dies on his way to Mass
Matt Talbot died of a heart attack in Granby Lane on Trinity Sunday, 7 June 1925, whilst making...
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ON THIS DAY: 5 JUNE 1646: Decisive victory for Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill at the Battle of Benburb
Ó Néill (1585 – 6 November 1649) was a Gaelic Irish soldier and one of the most famous of the...
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ON THIS DAY: 30 May, Feast Day of St Joan Of Arc
ON THIS DAY: 30th May, Feast day of Joan Of Arc “You Englishmen, who have no right in this Kingdom...
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ON THIS DAY: 29 May 1798 : Massacre of unarmed United Irishmen in 1798 at Gibbet Rath
Hundreds of unarmed United Irishmen were killed by British forces in the Gibbet Rath massacre on...
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ON THIS DAY: 28 MAY 1937: Birth of Historian and Marist Priest Dr Brendan Bradshaw
A Marist priest and Irish historian, he is known for his writings and his rejection of revisionist...
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