August 25

August 25, 1942

Prince George, killed when his flying boat crashed into Eagles Rock in Caithness

August 25, 1931

Ramsay MacDonald formed a National Government.

August 25, 1930

Actor Sean Connery born.

August 25, 1921

Birth in Belfast of Brian Moore who is best known for his novel The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

August 25, 1882

Birth of Sean O Ceallaigh, Irelands second president

August 25, 1865

Robert Lloyd Praeger, botanist and writer, is born in Holywood, Co. Down

August 25, 1863

Eugene OGrowney, priest and Irish-language revivalist, is born in Ballyfallon, Co. Meath

August 25, 1819

James Watt, developer of steam power, died.

August 25, 1819

Birth in Glasgow of Alan Pinkerton, founder of the Chicago-based detective agency which bears his name.

August 25, 1803

The British capture Robert Emmet

August 25, 1798

Humbert takes Ballina after token resistance by Government forces

August 25, 1778

Last Pagan sacrifice conducted publicly in the Celtic world, at Loch Maree, Scotland

August 25, 1776

Philosopher David Hume died.

August 25, 1769

Henry Flood, MP for Callan, kills James Agar, MP for Tulsk, in a duel

August 25, 1764

James Hope, a member of the United Irishman, is born in Templepatrick, Co. Antrim

August 25, 1645

Edward Worcester, Earl of Glamorgan, is sent to Ireland to raise troops for the king

August 25, 1170

Richard de Clare (Strongbow) marries MacMurroughs daughter Aoife, as part of an agreement made two years earlier