What happened in our Irish History October 26th 1601 - A Spanish army under Don Juan del Aguila, which had landed at Kinsale on 21 September, is besieged by Lord Mountjoy on this date 1771 - John (Juan) MacKenna, who would rise to fame in South America, was born in Clogher, Co. Tyrone 1791 - Founding of the United Irishmen movement 1831 - Birth of painter Nathaniel Hone in Dublin 1837 - James Lawlor Kiernan, Union general in Americas Civil War, was born in Mount Bellew, County Galway 1932 - Margaret The Unsinkable Molly Brown, daughter of Irish immigrants, dies in New York 1943 - Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, the coordinating body for Irish-language organizations, is formed 1997 - The countrys first women soldiers hold their passing out parade 1998 - A price war rages over the video of Oscar-winning Titanic, which is set to become Irelands biggest selling video of all time. 1999 - A major opinion poll reveals that a majority of people in Northern Ireland would vote ‘yes’ in a new referendum on the Good Friday Agreement 1999 - A line of tractors backs up for miles as a cavalcade of farmers make their way to the annual Great Maam Cross Fair - the last great fair of the millennium 2000 - The new Manchester United Superstore is officially opened in Dublin 2000 - The country’s 350,000 secondary school students are asked by the Department of Defence (IrishArmy) to propose a name for a new £20m naval patrol boat. 2013 - Troika seeking tough post-bailout terms as Ireland Accepts 2nd Bailout 2013 - THE Irish father of three children who died in a horror car crash in Denmark has said he has been left sickened by the €1,340 fine handed down to their killer. Brian OShea described the fine and three-year conditional driving suspension received by Danish man Lasse Burholt (39) as absolutely outrageous. 2013 - Dr. Aisling Parkes & Dr. Simone McCaughrens landmark decision to uphold the result of the Childrens Rights Referendum is highly significant for some of the most vulnerable citizens in our society - our children.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:06:33 +0000
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