Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda

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calendar 1923

The Irish Free State is admitted into the League of Nations

September 10, 1923

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calendar 1919

Dail Eirean outlawed by the English as a dangerous association.

September 10, 1919

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calendar 1916

While serving in the Dublin Fusiliers during World War I, Irish poet Tom Kettle dies in attack on Ginchy

September 10, 1916

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calendar 1897

HRH Duke of York opened the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.

September 10, 1897

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calendar 1850

In Thurles, it is the final day of the first canonical synod of the Irish church, summoned by Paul Cullen

September 10, 1850

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calendar 1831

Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa, Fenian, is born in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork

September 10, 1831

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calendar 1771

Birth of Mungo Park at Foulshiels, near Selkirk. He became an explorer and doctor who charted the course of the River Niger.

September 10, 1771

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calendar 1763

The Freemans Journal is founded in Dublin by Charles Lucas

September 10, 1763

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calendar 1602

Red Hugh ODonnell dies in Simancas, Spain; evidence suggests he was poisoned by an English spy

September 10, 1602

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calendar 1547

English defeated Scots at Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, near Edinburgh. The battle was sparked by English demands that Edward VI of England (aged, 10) should marry Mary Queen of Scots (aged, 5) an event known as the Rough Wooing. It is estimated that, 15,000

September 10, 1547

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calendar 1315

Battle of Connor. Major victory for Edward Bruce in his invasion of Ulster

September 10, 1315

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calendar 1297

William Wallace seizes high ground above Stirling Bridge and bars route of invading English in battle the following day.

September 10, 1297