1661
Act of Settlement
Scotland
The Act of Settlement of 1701 was designed to secure the Protestant succession to the throne, and to strengthen the guarantees for ensuring a parliamentary system of government. …
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1689
Derry-Londonderry relived of siege
Ireland
Robert Lundy, Governor of Derry-Londonderry, advises surrender at the approach of James’s army but is overruled and allowed to escape. The city holds out under siege for 105 …
1689
Enniskillen Protestants defeat Jacobite forces
Ireland
The Jacobite war broke out in 1689, when the Catholic King James II of England, was removed from the throne, by a revolution that brought his son in law, the Protestant William of …
1737
Robert Adair, dies
Scotland
Robert Adair, MP for Philipstown, dies on this date, having had one of his legs cut off above the knee for a mortification and died soon after
1786
Poems of Robert Burns, published
Scotland
Kilmarnock Edition of the poems of Robert Burns Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect first published.
1834
Dun Laoghaire horse-drawn train service in Dublin
Ireland
Inauguration of the first Dublin - Dun Laoghaire horse-drawn train service
1838
Enactment of the Irish Poor Law
Ireland
Enactment of the Irish Poor Law
1845
Caledonian Railway Company authorized to commence business
Scotland
Caledonian Railway Company authorized to commence business.
1877
Minority of Home Rulers begin obstruction tactics in Commons
Ireland
Minority of Home Rulers begin obstruction tactics in Commons
1893
Founding of Gaelic League in Ireland
Ireland
Founding of the Gaelic League in order to revive the use of the Irish language and foster appreciation of Irelands Celtic heritage
1917
Francis Ledwidge, died
Ireland
Death of poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co. Meath, who is killed by a stray shell at Ypres during World War I
1922
Harry Boland shot by Free Staters
Ireland
Harry Boland shot by Free Staters in Skerries; he would die three days later