may 24th

Total results: 17

History

Rangers win the European Cup Winners Cup in Barcelona.

May 24, 1972

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William Trevor (Cox), prolific short story-writer and novelist is born in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. He has written over 30 works including The Story of Lucy Gault which was short-listed for the 2002 Booker Prize

May 24, 1928

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Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter born.

May 24, 1928

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Actress, Siobhan McKenna is born

May 24, 1923

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1st parliament for Northern Ireland is elected

May 24, 1921

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Conscription to the armed forces began for the first time.

May 24, 1916

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Creighton Hale, actor, is born in Cork

May 24, 1882

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Robert Cunningham Graham born. Son of a Scottish laird, he organised the Scottish Labour Party with Kier Hardie, wrote over, 30 travel books and was elected first president of the Scottish National Party.

May 24, 1852

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Anthony Durnford, soldier, is born in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

May 24, 1830

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The future Queen Victoria was born.

May 24, 1819

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John Foley, sculptor, is born in Dublin

May 24, 1818

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A Catholic Relief Bill is introduced by Grattan in the House of Commons, and is narrowly defeated 251 to 247

May 24, 1813

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Start of 98 Rising in Ireland

May 24, 1798

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Archibald Hamilton Jacob conducts the Enniscorthy Yeomen Cavalry to the village of Ballaghkeen where they flog a man to death

May 24, 1798

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51 graces to Irish interest groups by Charles I are promised but various excuses are used not to grant these concessions

May 24, 1628

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Lambert Simnel (aged 10), the Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is brought to Ireland. It is claimed that he is Edward, Earl of Warwick (Clarences son), but in fact, he is a bakers son - the real Warwick is a prisoner in the Tower of London and w

May 24, 1487

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King David I died at Carlisle and Malcolm IV crowned at Scone.

May 24, 1153