Bridge to the Isle of Skye opened.

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calendar 1886

John Dillon announces Plan of Campaign for Irish tenants against unfair rents.

October 17, 1886

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calendar 1882

The Irish Nationalist League is founded

October 17, 1882

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calendar 1850

James Paraffin Young obtained a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, starting the chemical industry in West Lothian.

October 17, 1850

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calendar 1803

William Smith O'Brien, Young Irelander, born in Dromoland, Co. Clare

October 17, 1803

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calendar 1738

In a duel at Mullingar, Arthur Rochfort, MP for Co. Westmeath, shoots Dillon Pollard Hampson in the stomach, he recovers

October 17, 1738

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calendar 1346

Battle of Nevilles Cross during which King David II was captured by the English.

October 17, 1346

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calendar 1171

Henry II, fearful that Strongbow will grow too powerful in Ireland, lands at Waterford with an army

October 17, 1171