August

Violent clashes in Belfast; 30 people are killed between August 23 and August 31; Catholics are expelled from shipyards and engineering works

August 22, 1920

Michael Collins - Irish general - killed

August 22, 1922

The National Guard is banned

August 22, 1933

Beyond the Fringe, an influential satirical revue, opened in Edinburgh.

August 22, 1960

Strongbow, a henchman of Henry II, arrives in Waterford at the behest of Dermot McMurrough, an event described in the Annals of Ulster as he beginning of the woes of Ireland

August 23, 1170

William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled, beheaded, and quartered in London

August 23, 1305

Sir William Wallace (c. 1276 - August 23, 1305) was a Scottish knight who led his countrymen in resistance to English domination in the reign of King Edward I, during significant periods of the Wars …

King John sails from Dublin for England. He had landed at Waterford in June and campaigned in Leinster; after a short siege, he captures Carrickfergus, where the de Lacys have made a stand. On 28 July he captures William de Braose and confiscates his land

August 24, 1210

Berwick on Tweed finally ceded to England (Edward IV) after changing hands, 12 times.

August 24, 1482

Earl of Murrays rebellion against Mary Queen of Scots failed.

August 24, 1565

Birth in Dublin of William La Touche, founder of the Bank of Ireland

August 24, 1747

Generals Cornwallis and Lake leave Dublin. Lake travels fast by road with a small force. Cornwallis travels with the main force down the Grand Canal

August 24, 1798

James Napper Tandy, Irish patriot, dies in exile in France.

August 24, 1803

James Napper Tandy (1740 - August 24, 1803), was an Irish rebel leader, during the struggle for home rule.