St Mirren Day (patron saint of Paisley).

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calendar 1931

12,000 Royal Navy sailors on, 15 ships went on strike at Invergordon over cuts in their pay.

September 15, 1931

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calendar 1905

Pat OCallaghan, physician, hammer-thrower and first man to win an Olympic gold medal while representing Ireland, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork

September 15, 1905

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calendar 1889

Birth in Castlebar of singer Margaret Burke Sheridan

September 15, 1889

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calendar 1881

First soccer international in Ireland; England beats the Irish squad

September 15, 1881

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calendar 1866

John Blake Dillon, Young Irelander and co-founder of The Nation, dies in Killarney

September 15, 1866

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calendar 1865

Police raid and close the Irish People offices; Rossa, Luby and OLeary are arrested

September 15, 1865

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calendar 1851

Sir William Whitla, physician and professor, is born in Co. Monaghan

September 15, 1851

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calendar 1773

The Hector leaves Loch Broom, near Ullapool, to sail to Pictou, Nova Scotia, carrying emigrants escaping from the Clearances.

September 15, 1773

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calendar 1718

The Breton gentry gather in Rennes to defend the liberties of Brittany.

September 15, 1718

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calendar 1595

City Baillie shot when Edinburgh High School pupils rioted when refused a holiday.

September 15, 1595