An edge of Beltany stone circle in Donegal, Ireland.
Under a grey sky, 64 large upright standing stones arranged in a large circle have stood for thousands of years on a commanding hill overlooking the surrounding countryside.
1731 – Parliament meets at the new parliament house in College Green for the first time.
1816 – Birth of Ursula Frayne, (born Clara Frayne), in Dublin. She was an Irish nun who became a Mother Superior of the Sisters of Mercy and spent her life in missionary work, initially in Canada but largely in Australia developing schools and academies.
1857 – Birth of Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, known as…
1616 – Death in Rome of Aodh Mór Ó Néill (anglicised as Hugh The Great O’Neill), 3rd Baron Dungannon and 2nd Earl of Tyrone. He led an unsuccessful uprising against the English, and was eventually forced into exile as part of “the Flight of Earls.”
1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion: Rebel camp at Timahoe surrenders.
1835 – First report of the select committee on Orangeism is presented to the House…