May 23, 1561The First Court of High Commission, a Group of Officials and Protestant Clergy, Is Set Up to Enforce the Reformation in Ireland
May 23, 1754Birth of Dr. William Drennan in Belfast; Physician, Poet, Educationalist Political Radical
May 23, 1794As Part of a Crack-Down on Seditious Activity During Britains War With France, the Dublin United Irishmen Are Supressed