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October 4
Today in Celtic history
Henry Boyle, the Future Earl of Shannon, Is Unanimously Elected Speaker of the Irish Parliament
Edmund Malone, Editor and Shakespearian Scholar, Is Born in Dublin
William Bligh, Cornish Man, Mutiny on the Bounty Fame Was Born.
African Explorer Alexander Laing, Born.
Death of John Rennie, Engineer Who Constructed the Crinan Canal.
Birth of Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Boxer Jim Dunne in Co. Kildare
Boys Brigade Founded in Glasgow.
Lennox Robinson, Playwright and One-Time Abbey Theatre Manager, Is Born in Douglas, Co. Cork
Most of United Free Church Merged With Church of Scotland.
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Monday
October 5
October 5, 1283
Battle of the Largs
Tuesday
October 6
Wednesday
October 7
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October 8
October 8, 1822
Birth in Dublin of Richard Dalton Williams.
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October 9
Saturday
October 10
October 10, 1084
Patrick, Bishop of Dublin, Dies in a Shipwreck
October 10, 1711
The Linen Board Meets for the First Time
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