Ireland

countries: Ireland

Total results: 2747

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Sir James Dewar, inventor of the vacuum flask, born in Kincardine-on-Forth.

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Queen Victorias first visit to Edinburgh.

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Birth on Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, of Helen Blackburn, early leader of the movement for the emancipation of women

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Arthur Sullivan, the son of an Irish musician, is born

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Birth of heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer Jim Dunne in Co. Kildare. Dunne won the American heavyweight title from fellow Irishman Jim Elliot - the pair were jailed after the illegal event

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In Kill, Co. Kildare, birth of John Devoy, journalist and leading member of the Fenians

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Richard Croker, Boss of Tammany Hall, NY, born in Cork

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Death of Sister Catherine McAuley, founder of the order of the Sisters of Mercy

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The Cork Examiner, now The Irish Examiner, hits the streets for the first time

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