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A Companion Calendar to Finnegans Wake (a continuing project) |
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1870 | Irish Land Act passed by Gladstone. | |
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1649 | Battle of Rathmines. | |
| 1798 | French fleet crippled by Nelson at the Nile. | ||
| 3 | 1916 | Roger Casement hanged in London. | |
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1914 | Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary when German troops invade Belgium. | |
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1926 |
First "talking movie." Sound came from compatible phonograph record. | |
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1864 |
Foudation stone laid for O'Connel monument in Dublin. | |
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1636 |
Comopilation of The Annals of the Four Masters by Michael O'Clery begun at Donegal is complete. | |
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1649 |
Cromwell arrives in Dublin as Commander-in-Chief. | |
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1504 |
Battle of Knockdoe. | |
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1845 |
Battle of Bosworth Field. | |
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Skirmish at Beal na Blath. Michael Collins dies of wounds to his neck. | |
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1881 |
Enactment of Irish Land Bill. | |
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Richard de Clare (Strongbow) lands near Waterford and captures the city. | |
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Rudolph Valentino dies in a NYC hospital. | ||
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