May

Charles Stewart Parnell is released under the terms of the Kilmainham Treaty

Charles Stewart Parnell is released under the terms of the Kilmainham Treaty

May 02, 1882

Birth of William Casey, dramatist and Times editor

Birth of William Casey, dramatist and Times editor

May 02, 1884

Glasgow International Exhibition in Kelvingrove opened.

Glasgow International Exhibition in Kelvingrove opened.

May 02, 1901

Lord FitzAlan of Derwent becomes the first Catholic lord lieutenant

Lord FitzAlan of Derwent becomes the first Catholic lord lieutenant

May 02, 1921

The story of the Loch Ness Monster first appeared in the press

The story of the Loch Ness Monster first appeared in the press

May 02, 1929

The story of the Loch Ness Monster first appeared in the press, starting off a long-running debate on whether or not some unknown animal or fish inhabits the murky depths of the loch.

John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland.

John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland.

May 03, 1557

John Knox (1505, 1513 or 1514 – 1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner.

Sir Wentworth Harman, MP for Lanesborough, dies

May 03, 1714

The Irish Academy, later to become the Royal Irish Academy, meets for the first time

The Irish Academy, later to become the Royal Irish Academy, meets for the first time

May 03, 1785

Welsh Thomas Coke, a Methodist cleric and missionary, died

Welsh Thomas Coke, a Methodist cleric and missionary, died

May 03, 1814

Bing Crosby, descendant of Irish immigrants, is born in Tacoma, Washington

Bing Crosby, descendant of Irish immigrants, is born in Tacoma, Washington

May 03, 1903

Walter Macken, novelist, born in Galway

Walter Macken, novelist, born in Galway

May 03, 1915

Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail

Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail

May 03, 1916

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