May 6, 1384Philip De Courtenay Lands at Dalkey and Campaigns in the Midlands and the Leinster Mountains
May 6, 1916The U-20, a German U-Boat Commanded by Captain Schweiger, Sinks the Centurion Off the South-East Irish Coast
May 6, 1925Máire De Paor (Née McDermott) Archaeologist and Arts Activist, Is Born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal
May 6, 1959Icelandic Gunboats Fired Live Rounds at British Fishing Trawlers, Many of Them From Scottish Ports, During the Cod War Over Fishing Rights