September 4, 1607Hugh ONeill, Ruari ODonnell and Other Chiefs of Their Families Depart Lough Swilly for the Continent in What Has Become Known as the Flight of the Earls
September 4, 1922Dónal Foley, Journalist, Humorist and Author of Man Bites Dog Column in the Irish Times, Is Born in Ring, Co. Waterford
September 4, 1964Forth Road Bridge Opened by the Queen. At, 6,156 Feet Long and a Centre Span Of, 3300 Feet, It Was the Longest in Europe at That Time.