May 8, 1567Shane O'Neills Army Crosses the Swilly Estuary at Farsetmore, and Is Defeated in a Pitched Battle by Hugh O'Donnell
May 8, 1796John Pitt Kennedy, Civil Engineer; Road and Railway Pioneer in India, Is Born in Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
May 8, 1916Irish Patriots, Michael Mallin, Eamonn Ceannt, Cornelius Con Colbert and Sean Heuston Are Executed in Kilmainham Gaol