october

October 18, 1718

Birth in Dublin of actress, Peg Woffington

October 24, 1854

Birth of Sir Horace Plunkett, agricultural reformer and politician

October 31, 2005

Oíche Shamhna - Cetlic New Year Eve (Halloween)

In Scotland and Ireland, Halloween is known as Oíche Shamhna, while in Wales it is Nos Calan Gaeaf, the eve of the winters calend, or first. With the rise of Christianity, Samhain was changed to Hallowmas, or All Saints Day, to commemorate the sou

October 5, 1283

Battle of the Largs - Norwegians abandon invasion of ScotlandBattle of the LargsNorwegians abandon invasion of Scotland leaving ships and wounded on the beach.

To defeat the Scottish attempt to detach the Western Isles from Norway, Haakon of Norway intended to invade the Central Lowland. Although the Norwegians beat off an attack on their ships at Largs, they could not operate on land in the presence of the S