May 7, 1915The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork with the loss of more than 1,100 lives
September 10, 1916While serving in the Dublin Fusiliers during World War I, Irish poet Tom Kettle dies in attack on Ginchy
August 7, 1916O'Neil of the Glen, the first production released by the Film Company of Ireland, premiers at Dublins Bohemian Theatre
June 12, 1916The Ulster Unionist Council agrees to the immediate implementation of Home Rule if six Ulster counties are temporarily excluded
June 5, 1916HMS Hampshire sank off Orkney after striking a mine. Lord Kitchener, conqueror of Sudan, was drowned.
May 21, 1916Clocks and watches go forward one hour as the Daylight Saving Act (Summer Time) is introduced
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