August 08, 1503
The marriage of King James IV of Scotland to Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, took place on August 8, 1503.
August 08, 1296
In 1296 the Stone was captured by Edward I as spoils of war and taken to Westminster Abbey, where it was placed under the Coronation Chair, known as St.
August 09, 1971
Indefinite internment without trial or charge was instituted by the British government in Northern Ireland on August 9, 1971, during a period of intense conflict known as “The Troubles.
August 09, 1850
The Irish Tenant League was founded in 1850, during a period of significant social and political unrest in Ireland.
August 09, 1757
Thomas Telford, a prominent civil engineer, was born on August 9, 1757, in Glendinning, a small village in the Scottish Borders.
August 09, 1690
Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of the Republic of Ireland.
August 10, 1928
Peter Barry, a prominent Fine Gael politician, was born on August 10, 1928, in Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland.
August 10, 1920
James O’Neill, a well-known Irish-American actor, passed away on August 10, 1920, in New London, Connecticut, USA, not in Kilkenny.
August 10, 1890
John Boyle O’Reilly, an influential journalist, poet, and Irish nationalist, passed away on August 10, 1890, in Hull, Massachusetts, USA.
August 10, 1886
Joseph Medlicott Scriven, a poet and hymn writer originally from Seapatrick, County Down, Ireland, is best known for penning the lyrics to the beloved hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.
August 10, 1872
The 1872 Education (Scotland) Act was a landmark piece of legislation that significantly transformed the Scottish education system.
August 10, 1857
John Wilson Croker, a prominent politician, literary figure, and critic, passed away on August 10, 1857.
