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October 11
Today in Celtic history
Ship Great Michael Launched for King James IV.
Massacre at Wexford When the Town Falls to Cromwell
John Asgill, Newly Elected MP for Enniscorthy, Is Expelled From the Irish Parliament
Birth of James Barry, Painter, in Cork
The British Fleet, Defeated the Dutch Off the Village of Camperdown, Holland
Brian O Nolan (Flann OBrien Myles Na G Copaleen) - Irish Writer Born
Birth of Writer Brian ONolan Aka Myles Na GCopaleen and Perhaps Better Known as Flann OBrien
Anglo-Irish Negotiations Open With Griffith and Collins Leading the Irish Delegation
The Irish Constitution for the Free State, Drafted by the Thomas Cosgrove Dáil, Is Adopted
Scotlands First First Minister Donald Dewar Died Suddenly After a Fall on the Steps of His Official Residence in Edinburgh.
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This week in Celtic history
Monday
October 12
October 12, 1645
Archbishop Rinuccini Arrives in Ireland
October 12, 1671
Peter Drake, Soldier and Memoir Author, Is Born in Co. Meath
Tuesday
October 13
Wednesday
October 14
October 14, 1285
Second Marriage of King Alexander III (To Yolanda De Dreux).
Thursday
October 15
October 15, 1686
Allan Ramsay, Poet, Father of Allan Ramsay the Painter, Is Born
Friday
October 16
October 16, 1430
King James II Born.
Saturday
October 17
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