Tay Road Bridge opened.
August 18, 1966
Birth of David Moriarty, Catholic Bishop of Kerry and opponent of nationalism, in Kilcarah, Co. Kerry
August 18, 1814
James Caulfeild, 4th Viscount and 1st Earl of Charlemont; soldier and nationalist, is born in Dublin
August 18, 1728
Death of James Fitzgerald, rebel leader
August 18, 1579