Ireland

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Brian O Nolan (Flann OBrien Myles na g Copaleen) - Irish writer born

Brian O Nolan (Flann OBrien Myles na g Copaleen) - Irish writer born

Twentieth century Irish humorous writer. Under the name Flann OBrien, he published a series of novels that have attracted a wide following for their bizarre humour and Modernist metafiction. At Swim-Two-Birds works entirely with recycled characters fr

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H. Montgomery Hyde, author and unionist MP, is born in Belfast

H. Montgomery Hyde, author and unionist MP, is born in Belfast

H. Montgomery Hyde, an accomplished author, historian, and Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), was born on August 14, 1907, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hyde was a prominent figure in British and Irish political and literary circles, known for his extensive writings on a wide range of topics, including legal history, biographies, and civil liberties.

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Seumas Murphy, born

Seumas Murphy, born

Seamus Murphy, (15 July 1907 – 2 October 1975) was an Irish sculptor and stone carver, best known for designing the Church of the Annunciation, Blackpool, Cork. Examples of his unique carvings of statues, gravestones, monuments and plaques can be found around Ireland, particularly County Cork.

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The Irish Crown Jewels Vanish

The Irish Crown Jewels Vanish

The Jewels Belonging to the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, commonly called the Irish Crown Jewels or State Jewels of Ireland, were the heavily jewelled star and badge regalia created in 1831 for the Sovereign and Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick, an order of knighthood established in 1783 by George III as King of Ireland to be an Irish equivalent of the English Order of the Garter and the Scottish Order of the Thistle.

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The nationalist groups, Cumman na nGaedheal and Dungannon Clubs, combine to form the Sinn Féin (Ourselves) League

The nationalist groups, Cumman na nGaedheal and Dungannon Clubs, combine to form the Sinn Féin (Ourselves) League

In April 1907, Cumann na nGaedheal and the Dungannon Clubs merged as the ‘Sinn Féin League’.

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Coslett Quin, clergyman, scholar and linguist, is born in Derriaghy, Co. Antrim

Coslett Quin, clergyman, scholar and linguist, is born in Derriaghy, Co. Antrim

The Rev. Canon Cosslett Quin, in Irish Cosslett Ó Cuinn (Derriaghy, County Antrim, 27 February 1907 – 6 December 1995) was a priest of the Church of Ireland who translated the New Testament into Irish.

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