Beginning of famous boycott against irish landlord captain boycott.

September 24th , 1880

Refusing to work for offending landlords, farmers demonstrated their united power in Mayo against Captain Boycott in 1880. The Prime Minister, W E Gladstone, drafted a Land Act in 1881 which gave tenants new rights and set up courts to control (and genera

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James Moore ODonell, former MP for Ratoath, is killed in a duel with Major Denis Bingham in a feud over Co. Mayo politics

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United Irishman, Bartholomew Teeling, is hanged in Dublin

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Sir Arthur Guinness is born in Celbridge, Co. Kildare

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Faithful Tadpole is admitted as a clerical vicar choral of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

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Edward Balliol, son of John Balliol, crowned at Scone. He was deposed by supporters of David II in December 1332, restored in, 1333, deposed again in, 1334, restored in, 1335 and finally deposed in, 1341.

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