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Rangers win the European Cup Winners Cup in Barcelona.
May 24, 1972
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William Trevor (Cox), is born in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.
May 24, 1928
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Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter born.
May 24, 1928
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Actress, Siobhan McKenna is born
May 24, 1923
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1st parliament for Northern Ireland is elected
May 24, 1921
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Conscription to the armed forces began for the first time.
May 24, 1916
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Creighton Hale, actor, is born in Cork
May 24, 1882
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Robert Cunningham Graham born
May 24, 1852
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Anthony Durnford, soldier, is born in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
May 24, 1830
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The future Queen Victoria was born.
May 24, 1819
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John Foley, sculptor, is born in Dublin
May 24, 1818
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A Catholic Relief Bill is introduced by Grattan in the House of Commons, and is narrowly defeated 251 to 247
May 24, 1813
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Start of 98 Rising in Ireland
May 24, 1798
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Archibald Hamilton Jacob conducts the Enniscorthy Yeomen Cavalry to the village of Ballaghkeen where they flog a man to death
May 24, 1798
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51 graces to Irish interest groups by Charles I are promised but various excuses are used not to grant these concessions
May 24, 1628
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Lambert Simnel (aged 10), the Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is brought to Ireland
May 24, 1487
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King David I died at Carlisle and Malcolm IV crowned at Scone.
May 24, 1153