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October 2
Today in Celtic history
Birth of Father William Corby who became Chaplain of the Irish Brigade in Detroit, Michigan
William O'Brien, writer and nationalist, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork
Birth of Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who discovered helium, xenon, neon, argon, radon and krypton.
Patrick Geddes - Scottish Botanist born.
Arthur Conway, mathematician and president of University College Dublin, is born in Wexford
Kate Coll arrives in New York from Ireland on board the SS Nevada.
Hubert Butler, writer and local historian, is born near Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny
Death of Sir Thomas Lipton, grocer, tea merchant and contestant for the Americas Cup.
The new paddle steamer Waverley was launched from A. & J. Ingliss yard on the Clyde
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This week in Celtic history
Saturday
October 3
Sunday
October 4
October 4, 1693
Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of Marsaglia
Monday
October 5
October 5, 1283
Battle of the Largs
Tuesday
October 6
Wednesday
October 7
Thursday
October 8
October 8, 1822
Birth in Dublin of Richard Dalton Williams.
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