December 11

1225

Laurence O'Toole is canonized by Pope Honorius III

Ireland

Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O’Toole and in French as Laurent d’Eu (1128 – 14 November 1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman …

1814

Marie-Louise O'Murphy, famous courtesan of King Louis XV of France, dies in Paris

France

Marie-Louise O’Murphy (Marie-Louise O’Morphi) was a French woman known for her association with the French court, particularly as a mistress. She was born on October …

1920

Cork City was burnt out by the Black and Tans

Ireland

On 9 August 1920, the British Parliament passed the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act. It replaced the trial by jury by courts-martial by regulation for those areas where IRA …

1930

Statute of Westminster

Ireland

The Statute of Westminster is a piece of legislation that was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1931. The statute is significant in the constitutional history of …

2002

The replica famine ship, the Jeanie Johnston, arrives in Dublin after final fittings in Cork

Ireland

Jeanie Johnston is a replica of a three masted barque that was originally built in Quebec, Canada, in 1847 by the Scottish-born shipbuilder John Munn. The replica Jeanie Johnston …