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Northern column remains in camp at Croghan

June 27, 1798

Irish statesman, Charles Stewart Parnell, is born

June 27, 1846

Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 ? 6 October 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; William Ewart Gladstone …

Charles Joly, astronomer, is born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly

June 27, 1864

Eibhlín Bean Uí Choisdeailbh, Irish language folk-song collector is born

June 27, 1870

Battle of Dublin

June 28, 1922

The Battle of Dublin took place during the Irish Civil War in June 1922, specifically from June 28 to July 05, 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War.

Charles Edward Stuart and Flora MacDonald escape over the sea to Skye

June 28, 1746

Flora MacDonald (1722 ? March 05, 1790), Jacobite heroine, was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Milton in the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and his wife Marion, the daughter …

General Hunter, who replaced Lake as Commander in Wexford, becomes aware rebellion is not over and begins to re-deploy his troops. He orders General Duff to Bunclody and General Needham to Gorey

June 28, 1798

Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey.

June 28, 1838

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

June 28, 1853

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

June 28, 1861

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

June 28, 1920

The Irish Civil War starts in Ireland on June 28, 1922