Urges and widerurges in a primitive |
A Companion Calendar to Finnegans Wake (a continuing project) |
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1 | 1895
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Irish Race Convention in Dublin. |
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2 | 1650 |
Oliver Cromwell wins Battle at Dunbar. | |
1651 |
Oliver Cromwell wins Battle at Worcester. | ||
1658 |
Death of Oliver Cromwell. | ||
1751 |
British Act for reform of calendar in Great Britain,
Ireland, and the American Colonies, decreeing the next day to be September
14th.
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1933 |
United Irish Party launched under presidency of O'Duffy. |
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3 | 1898 |
Queen Victoria visits Ireland for 23 days. |
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4 | 1607 |
Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell secretly sail from Lough Swilly in the Flight of the Earls. | |
5 | 1896 |
Final Report of Childers Commission appointed to inquire into financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland. |
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1907 |
The name Sinn Fein adopted. |
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1914 |
First Battle of the Marne. |
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1931 |
First number of The Irish Press, founded by Eamon de Valera. |
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6 | 1701 |
James II dies at St. Germains. |
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9 | 1845 |
Arrival of potato blight reported in press. |
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10 | 1763 |
First number of Freeman's Journal. | |
11 | 1644 |
Cromwell takes Droghede by storm. | |
1923 |
Irish Free State admitted to League of Nations. | ||
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14 | 1914 |
First Battle of the Aisne. |
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15 | 1898 |
Wolfe Tone Day . |
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1924 |
Opening of Belfast Station (2BE) of the B.B.C. |
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17 | 1630 | Boston founded by John Winthrop. |
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1930 | Irish Free State elected to council of League of Nations. |
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18 | 1914 | Third Home Rule bill receives royal assent, but its operation is suspended. |
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1803 |
Robert Emmet
executed for high treason. |
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1920 |
Black & Tan raid on Balbriggan, south Dublin. About the Black & Tans: from the site A History of Ireland in Song, which includes "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans" by Brendan Behan's brother Dominic: |
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1170 |
Dublin falls to the Normans. About this period of Ireland's history. |
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1913 |
Provisional Government of Ulster is provided for. | |
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1932 |
Eamon de Valera given inaugural speech as Chairman of the League of Nations. About de Valera: About the League of Nations: |
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1155 |
Proposal for invasion of Ireland by Henry II discussed at Winchester but rejected. More information with maps here and a chronology of the times here. |
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