october SunMonTueWedThuFriSat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Highlighted Events from October October 9, 1651 The Navigation Act provides that goods imported to any Commonwealth lands shall be carried in English ships only Read More October 11, 1911 Birth of writer Brian ONolan aka Myles na gCopaleen and perhaps better known as Flann OBrien Read More October 27, 1980 Beginning of the Hunger Strike by seven Republican prisoners in the H Blocks at Long Kesh. They are later joined by three female prisoners at Armagh Prison Read More October 13, 1494 Poynings lands at Howth and summons a parliament to Drogheda. He then campaigns in the north Read More