Explorer Robert Burke, From Co. Galway, Dies in Australia

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June 28, 1861

Explorer Robert Burke, from Co. Galway, dies in Australia

On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth - Private James Daly - is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British army to be execut

← On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth - Private James Daly - is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British army to be execut

The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time

The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time →

On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth - Private James Daly - is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British army to be execut

← On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth - Private James Daly - is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British army to be execut

Explorer Robert Burke, from Co. Galway, dies in Australia

The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time

The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time →

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