July 17

1221

Geoffrey de Marisco, resigns

Ireland

Geoffrey de Marisco (du Marais), who held the office of Justiciar of Ireland from 1215 to 1221 He was married to Eve de Bermingham, Lady of Offaly. Her son Maurice would later hold …

1555

Richard Carew, born

England

Richard Carew (17 July 1555 – 6 November 1620) was a Cornish translator and antiquary. He is best known for his county history, Survey of Cornwall (1602) Carew belonged to a …

1695

Bank of Scotland, opened

Scotland

The closing decade of the 17th century saw the generally favourable economic conditions that had dominated since the Restoration come to an end. There was a slump in trade with the …

1790

Adam Smith, died

Scotland

Adam Smith FRSA (baptized 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish[a] economist and philosopher who was a pioneer of political economy and key figure during the …

1846

John McLure, born

Ireland

He is one of 30 Fenian prisoners released in a general amnesty by the British government on January 05, 1871. Fenian Rising of 1867 The Fenian Rising of 1867 was a rebellion …

1871

John Miller Andrews, born

Ireland

John Miller Andrews, CH, PC (Ire) (17 July 1871 – 5 August 1956) was the second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1940 to 1943. Andrews was born in Comber, County Down, …

1879

Séamus O'Sullivan, born

Ireland

Seumas or Seamus O’Sullivan (born James Sullivan Starkey; 17 July 1879 – 24 March 1958) was an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine. His father, William Starkey …

1884

Louise Gavan Duffy, born

Ireland

Louise Gavan Duffy (Irish: Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh, 17 July 1884 – 12 October 1969) was an educator, an Irish language enthusiast and a Gaelic revivalist, setting up the first …

1895

Race to the North

Scotland

The Race to the North was the name given by the press to occasions in two summers of the late 19th century when British passenger trains belonging to different companies would …