August 27, 1695The Second Irish Parliament of William III Is Called in Dublin; Robert Rochfort Is Unanimously Elected Speaker
August 27, 1870The Oceanic, a Liner Built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, Is Launched
August 27, 1908Birth of Niall Ó'Dónaill, Irish-Language Scholar and Lexicographer, in the Rosses, Co. Donegal
August 27, 1928The Galway Gaelic Theatre, Opens With Micheál Mac Liammóirs Production of Diarmuid Agus Gráinne
August 27, 1937The First Traffic Lights in the Free State Are Installed at the Junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street