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Wedding of Charles Stewart Parnell to Kitty O’Shea
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, ireland
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92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 Celsius), the highest temperature in Ireland since records began, was recorded at Kilkenny Castle
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, ireland
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England repeals the Corn Laws
England Repeals the Corn Laws — The Corn Laws, first enacted in 1815, were designed to protect British landowners by imposing tariffs and restrictions on imported grain (referred to as “corn”). These laws kept domestic grain prices artificially high after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, benefiting landowners but burdening the working class with rising food costs. …
, ireland
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King George IV died, aged, 67 (and William IV ascended the throne)
June 26, 1830 – Death of King George IV at Age 67; William IV Ascends the Throne …
, ireland
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Physicist and mathematician, Sir William Thomson, first Baron Kelvin of Largs, is born in College Square East, Belfast
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, ireland
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Southern column is surprised by Government forces on Kilcumney Hill
Defeat of the Southern Column at Kilcumney Hill 1798 Kilcumney Hill, County Carlow …
, ireland
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The Relief Act gives Catholics rights concerning their education
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, ireland
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Scottish East India Company organized.
Scottish East India Company organized to break English monopoly on East Asian trade. In 1695, an act was passed in the Scottish Parliament establishing The Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies and was given the Royal assent by the Scottish representative of King William the II of Scotland (and III of England). This act gave the company a 31 year monopoly on trade with Africa and Asia, authorised it to arm and equip ships and to establish colonies in uninhabited or unclaimed areas of America, Asia or Africa. These powers were similar to those of the English East India Company, ……
, ireland
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Darien Company formed to set up a Scottish colony in Panama.
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, ireland
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Act for Convicting, Discovering and Repressing of Popish Recusants is passed
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, ireland
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James IV crowned king at the age of, 15 at Scone
1488 – James IV Crowned King of Scotland James IV of Scotland was crowned at the age of 15 at Scone Abbey, following the death of his father, James III, who was killed during the Battle of Sauchieburn—a rebellion in which James IV had been implicated. …
, ireland
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