August 25, 1170Richard De Clare (Strongbow) Marries MacMurroughs Daughter Aoife, as Part of an Agreement Made Two Years Earlier
August 25, 1819Birth in Glasgow of Alan Pinkerton, Founder of the Chicago-Based Detective Agency Which Bears His Name.
August 25, 1863Eugene OGrowney, Priest and Irish-Language Revivalist, Is Born in Ballyfallon, Co. Meath
August 25, 1921Birth in Belfast of Brian Moore Who Is Best Known for His Novel the Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne