May 24

May 24, 1972

Rangers win the European Cup Winners Cup in Barcelona.

May 24, 1928

William Trevor (Cox), is born in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.

May 24, 1928

Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter born.

May 24, 1923

Actress, Siobhan McKenna is born

May 24, 1921

1st parliament for Northern Ireland is elected

May 24, 1916

Conscription to the armed forces began for the first time.

May 24, 1882

Creighton Hale, actor, is born in Cork

May 24, 1852

Robert Cunningham Graham born

May 24, 1830

Anthony Durnford, soldier, is born in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

May 24, 1819

The future Queen Victoria was born.

May 24, 1818

John Foley, sculptor, is born in Dublin

May 24, 1813

A Catholic Relief Bill is introduced by Grattan in the House of Commons, and is narrowly defeated 251 to 247

May 24, 1798

Start of 98 Rising in Ireland

May 24, 1798

Archibald Hamilton Jacob conducts the Enniscorthy Yeomen Cavalry to the village of Ballaghkeen where they flog a man to death

May 24, 1628

51 graces to Irish interest groups by Charles I are promised but various excuses are used not to grant these concessions

May 24, 1487

Lambert Simnel (aged 10), the Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is brought to Ireland

May 24, 1153

King David I died at Carlisle and Malcolm IV crowned at Scone.