Today in Irish History December 19 1751 - The Irish Parliament authorizes application of a revenue surplus to the reduction of the national debt which causes a dispute between the House of Commons and the Government 1813 - Thomas Andrews, scientist and research chemist, is born in Belfast 1877 - Land League organizer, Michael Davitt, is released from Dartmoor Prison 1922 - Birth in Dublin of Eamon Andrews, Irelands first media superstar 1972 - Thin Lizzy reach no. 1 in the Irish charts with Whiskey In The Jar 1973 - The Supreme Court in Dublin decides by a majority of four to one that a ban on contraceptives is unconstitutional 1974 - Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh is inaugurated as the fifth president of the Irish Republic following the death of Erskine Childers 1999 - Sinn Féin says it has no knowledge that Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness are to be given Westminster offices without having to swear an oath of allegiance 2001 - Experts at the National Museum of Ireland confirm that two pieces of gold jewellery discovered on a beach in Co. Mayo are priceless ribbon torcs which may be up to 3,200 years old 2002 - Unionist leader David Trimble walks out of talks aimed at restoring the North’s government and parliament after documents leaked in Dublin say the IRA is still active 2002 - In Limerick, hundreds take part part in a candlelit peace march to express their sympathy and support for families who have lost loved ones through violence 2002 - Armed raiders get away with an estimated quarter of a million Euro after a raid on the Ulster Bank in Palmerstown in west Dublin. https://youtube/watch?v=6c0riyYFd2I
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 23:14:18 +0000
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