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John Charles McQuaid, born

July 28, 1895

John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. (28 July 1895 – 7 April 1973), was the Catholic Primate of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin between December 1940 and January 1972.

Welsh colony of Patagonia established

July 28, 1865

Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.

Daniel O'Connell and the Young Irelanders party split

July 28, 1846

During the 1830’s Daniel O’Connell campaigned to attempt to repeal the Act of Union between Ireland and England which had resulted in the loss of many basic civil rights for Irish …

Sir Hudson Lowe, born

July 28, 1769

Sir Hudson Lowe GCMG KCB (28 July 1769 – 10 January 1844) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who is best known for his time as Governor of St Helena, where he was the …

Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, born

July 28, 1674

Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery KT PC FRS (28 July 1674 – 28 August 1731) was an English nobleman, statesman and patron of the sciences.

King John captures William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber

July 28, 1210

William de Braose, (or William de Briouze), 4th Lord of Bramber (1144/1153 – 9 August 1211), court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, …

John Browns Clydebank shipyard

July 29, 1971

John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding firm.

James Carey, member of the Invincibles, turns Queens evidence

July 29, 1883

The Irish National Invincibles, usually known as the Invincibles, were a splinter group of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

Young Ireland rising, Battle of the Widow MacCormacks cabbage garden

July 29, 1848

Young Ireland was a political and cultural movement in the 1840s committed to an all-Ireland struggle for independence and democratic reform.

Patrick Sarsfield is mortally wounded at the Battle of Landen

July 29, 1693

1st Earl of Lucan Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, Irish: Pádraig Sáirseál, circa 1655 to 21 August 1693, was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 …

King James VI crowned at the Church of the Holy Rude

July 29, 1567

James VI of Scots-James I of England and Ireland (Charles James Stuart) (June 19, 1566 ?

Mary, Queen of Scots, married Lord Darnley

July 29, 1565

Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.

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