October 1, 1263Invasion of Scotland by Hakon King of Norway Attacked on Beaches by Gathering Scottish Forces Beginning the Battle of the Largs.
October 1, 1600Robert Grave, Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, and His Family Drown in Dublin Bay on Their Way Home to Wexford by Sea
October 1, 1761The Whiteboys, a Violent Agrarian Protest Movement, Begins in Tipperary and Spreads Through Munster and West Leinster
October 1, 1796The Royal College of St. Patrick. a Catholic Seminary, Is Opened in Maynooth, Co. Kildare