December

Charles Edward Stewarts entry into Derby

Charles Edward Stewarts entry into Derby

December 06, 1745

Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to …

Charles Graves, bishop and mathematician, is born in Dublin

Charles Graves, bishop and mathematician, is born in Dublin

December 06, 1812

Charles Graves (6 December 1812 – 17 July 1899) was an Irish mathematician, academic, and clergyman.

Spanish General Diego O'Reilly is defeated by Peruvian revolutionaries

Spanish General Diego O'Reilly is defeated by Peruvian revolutionaries

December 06, 1820

Diego O’Reilly, (b. Ireland, c. 1775 – d. high seas, 1821), an Irishman born in Spain, and was a general in the Spanish Army who served in South America during the period of Spanish American War …

Dion Fortune (Violet Mary Firth) Welsh occultist born

Dion Fortune (Violet Mary Firth) Welsh occultist born

December 06, 1890

Dion Fortune was born Violet Mary Firth at her family home on Bryn-y-Bia Road in Llandudno, North Wales on 6th December 1890 into a family of Christian Scientists.

Cornelius Christopher Cremin, diplomat, is born in Kenmare, Co. Kerry

Cornelius Christopher Cremin, diplomat, is born in Kenmare, Co. Kerry

December 06, 1908

Cornelius Christopher Cremin (6 December 1908 – 20 April 1987) was an Irish diplomat who was born in Kenmare, County Kerry.

British give the Irish a deadline to accept or reject the Anglo-Irish treaty

British give the Irish a deadline to accept or reject the Anglo-Irish treaty

December 06, 1921

The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, commonly known in Ireland as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of …

The Irish Free State, Saorstát Éireann, comes into being

The Irish Free State, Saorstát Éireann, comes into being

December 06, 1922

The Irish Free State, in Irish Saorstát Éireann, came into being on December 06, 1922.

Con Houlihan, journalist, is born in Castleisland, Co. Kerry

Con Houlihan, journalist, is born in Castleisland, Co. Kerry

December 06, 1925

Con Houlihan, (6 December 1925 – 4 August 2012) the renowned Irish sports journalist, was born in Castleisland, County Kerry.

St. Columcille, Irish bard and monk honored in all the Celtic lands, born

St. Columcille, Irish bard and monk honored in all the Celtic lands, born

December 07, 0521

Saint Columba (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.

James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond is murdered at the instigation of his brother, John

James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond is murdered at the instigation of his brother, John

December 07, 1487

James FitzGerald, the 8th Earl of Desmond (1459–1487) was the son of Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond and his wife, Ellice de Barry, daughter of William Barry, 8th Baron Barry, and Ellen de la …

Thirteen Apprentice Boys refuse to let a Catholic army into Derry-Londonderry

Thirteen Apprentice Boys refuse to let a Catholic army into Derry-Londonderry

December 07, 1688

The “Closing of the Gates” in Derry-Londonderry, which occurred on December 07, 1688.

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, soldier and colonial administrator, is born in Dublin

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, soldier and colonial administrator, is born in Dublin

December 07, 1754

Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, KG, PC (9 December 1754 – 28 November 1826), styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, …

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