Commercial Bank of Scotland, foundeded in Edinburgh
The Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. was a Scottish commercial bank. It was founded in Edinburgh in 1810, and obtained a royal charter in 1831. It grew substantially through the 19th and early 20th centuries, until 1958, when it merged with the National Bank of Scotland to become the National Commercial Bank of Scotland. Ten years later the National Commercial Bank merged with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Sir Samuel Ferguson, Celtic scholar, born
Sir Samuel Ferguson (10 March 1810 – 9 August 1886) was an Irish poet, barrister, antiquarian, artist and public servant. He was an acclaimed 19th-century Irish poet, and his interest in Irish mythology and early Irish history can be seen as a forerunner of William Butler Yeats and the other poets of the Irish Literary Revival.
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Dublin Harp Society, founded
The Dublin Harp Society was founded in the late 18th century with the goal of preserving and reviving the traditional Irish harp, an important symbol of Irish cultural heritage. Established in 1809, the society played a crucial role in encouraging the performance and teaching of the Irish harp, which had been in decline.
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John O'Donovan, born
Dr. John O’Donovan born 1809 at Atateemore north of Slieverue he got his early education in Waterford City. O’Donovan edited the Annals of the Four Masters and heavily involved with the Ordnance Survey in 1840.
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