TV mogul Jeremy Isaacs born.
September 28, 1932
Cork No. 2 Brigade, IRA, attacks and captures a military barracks in Mallow, Co. Cork. English forces later burn and sack the town
September 28, 1920
Edward Carson, leader of Ulster Unionists, stages signing of Southern League and Covenant against Irish Home Rule
September 28, 1912
Francis Annesley is expelled from the Irish Commons for his part in The Report of the Commissioners
September 28, 1703
Marlborough takes Cork for the Williamites
September 28, 1690
Popish plot is alleged in England
September 28, 1678