October 25

October 25, 1960

Elvis Presley touched down at Prestwick airport, his only visit to Scotland.

October 25, 1951

Conservatives won the General Election with a majority of, 26, beginning, 13 years of government.

October 25, 1922

The Dáil approves the Constitution of the Irish Free State

October 25, 1920

Terence MacSwiney, the Mayor of Cork, dies in a London prison after 73 days on hunger strike

October 25, 1909

The Engineering and Scientific Association of Ireland assures the population that flying machines will never be of any practical use

October 25, 1899

Birth of Micheál Mac Liammóir, actor and writer

October 25, 1818

Birth of opera singer Catherine Hayes in Limerick

October 25, 1784

A radical reform congress commences in William Street, Dublin

October 25, 1651

Invasion of the Isle of Mann by Cromwellian forces.

October 25, 1212

John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin, dies and is buried in Christ Church Cathedral