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The Irish Dead at the Battle of Trafalgar Include Lieutenant William Ram, Son of Abel Ram, MP for Co. Wexford, Who Is Killed on Board the Victory
Irish National Land League Founded in Dublin.
Douglas Hydes Casadh an TSúgán - The Twisting of the Rope - Is Presented at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin
Birth of Poet Patrick Kavanagh in Inishkeen, Co. Monaghan
The Queen Officially Opened the Burrell Collection in Glasgows Pollok Country Park
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