August 27

August 27, 1937

The first traffic lights in the Free State are installed at the junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street

August 27, 1928

The Galway Gaelic Theatre, opens with Micheál Mac Liammóirs production of Diarmuid agus Gráinne

August 27, 1920

Birth of James Molyneaux, Ulster Unionist Party leader

August 27, 1908

Birth of Niall Ó'Dónaill, Irish-language scholar and lexicographer, in the Rosses, Co. Donegal

August 27, 1870

The Oceanic, a liner built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, is launched

August 27, 1825

African explorer William Blake born.

August 27, 1798

Humbert appears outside Castlebar.

August 27, 1784

First balloon ascent in Britain by James Tytler, Edinburgh.

August 27, 1695

The second Irish parliament of William III is called in Dublin; Robert Rochfort is unanimously elected Speaker