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October 5
Today in Celtic history
Parliament Meets at the New Parliament House in College Green for the First Time
Balloon Flight by Italian Aeronaut Vincenzo Lunardi From Heriots School, Edinburgh to Ceres in Fife.
Leslie Montgomery, Comic Writer Under the Pseudonym Lynn C. Doyle, Is Born in in Downpatrick, Co. Down
New York Gaelic Society Is Formed
Birth of Brian O’Nolan, Aka Flann O’Brien and Myles Na GCopaleen in Strabane, Co. Tyrone
Birth of Philip Berrigan - Militant Priest, Virginia, Minn
John Joe Barry, Athlete Who Is Known as the Ballincurry Hare, Is Born
Frank Patterson, Tenor, Is Born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
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October 6
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October 7
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October 8
October 8, 1822
Birth in Dublin of Richard Dalton Williams.
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Saturday
October 10
October 10, 1084
Patrick, Bishop of Dublin, Dies in a Shipwreck
October 10, 1711
The Linen Board Meets for the First Time
Sunday
October 11
October 11, 1511
Ship Great Michael Launched for King James IV.
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