July 30, 1942
Birth of artist Charles Harper on Valentia Island in County Kerry
July 30, 1947
The Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s application for entry into the UN on the grounds that Ireland, being neutral, had not helped to set up the organization.
July 31, 1661
The Act of Settlement of 1701 was designed to secure the Protestant succession to the throne, and to strengthen the guarantees for ensuring a parliamentary system of government.
July 31, 1689
Robert Lundy, Governor of Derry-Londonderry, advises surrender at the approach of James’s army but is overruled and allowed to escape.
The Jacobite war broke out in 1689, when the Catholic King James II of England, was removed from the throne, by a revolution that brought his son in law, the Protestant William of Orange to power.
July 31, 1737
Robert Adair, MP for Philipstown, dies on this date, having had one of his legs cut off above the knee for a mortification and died soon after
July 31, 1786
Kilmarnock Edition of the poems of Robert Burns Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect first published.
July 31, 1834
Inauguration of the first Dublin - Dun Laoghaire horse-drawn train service
July 31, 1838
Enactment of the Irish Poor Law
July 31, 1845
Caledonian Railway Company authorized to commence business.
July 31, 1877
Minority of Home Rulers begin obstruction tactics in Commons
July 31, 1893
Founding of the Gaelic League in order to revive the use of the Irish language and foster appreciation of Irelands Celtic heritage