August

German aircraft bomb a creamery at Campile, Co. Wexford; three women are killed

August 26, 1940

The second Irish parliament of William III is called in Dublin; Robert Rochfort is unanimously elected Speaker

August 27, 1695

First balloon ascent in Britain by James Tytler, Edinburgh.

August 27, 1784

Humbert appears outside Castlebar. The Government forces are deployed to cover the direct route and Humbert unexpectedly appears on their flank. Humbert attacks. French advance causes Militia to run. Government defence collapses and Humbert takes the town

August 27, 1798

African explorer William Blake born.

August 27, 1825

The Oceanic, a liner built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, is launched

August 27, 1870

The first White Star Line ship under the Ismay ownership. Often referred to as The Mother of Modern Liners.

Birth of Niall Ó Dónaill, Irish-language scholar and lexicographer, in the Rosses, Co. Donegal

August 27, 1908

Birth of James Molyneaux, Ulster Unionist Party leader

August 27, 1920

The Galway Gaelic Theatre - afterwards called the Taibhdheare Theatre - opens with Micheál Mac Liammóirs production of Diarmuid agus Gráinne

August 27, 1928

The first traffic lights in the Free State are installed at the junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street

August 27, 1937

Richard de Clare marries Aoife Ní Mhurrachadha and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland

August 28, 1170

Edward I of England held a parliament at Berwick to which he summoned all Scottish landholders to sign the Ragman Roll.

August 28, 1296