Tay Road Bridge opened.

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Red Hackle wins Intercontinental Highland Gathering, Toronto, Canada, 1974.

August 18, 1944

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Birth of David Moriarty, Catholic Bishop of Kerry and opponent of nationalism, in Kilcarah, Co. Kerry

August 18, 1814

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William Boyd of Kilmarnock, Scottish Jacobite leader, executed by the English

August 18, 1746

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James Caulfeild, 4th Viscount and 1st Earl of Charlemont; soldier and nationalist, is born in Dublin

August 18, 1728

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Death of James Fitzgerald, rebel leader

August 18, 1579