Dónal foley, journalist, humorist and author of man bites dog column in the irish times, is born in ring, co. waterford

September 4th , 1922

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Forth Road Bridge opened by the Queen. At, 6,156 feet long and a centre span of, 3300 feet, it was the longest in Europe at that time.

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Last tramcar run in Glasgow (to Auchenshuggle).

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John Dillon, Nationalist politician, is born in Blackrock, Co. Dublin

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Conspiracy judgment against Daniel OConnell is reversed by House of Lords

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Cornwallis moves forward from Tuam to attack Castlebar Humbert leaves Castlebar with 800 French troops and 1000 Irish rebels and moves into Co Sligo. His plan is to march to Ulster. Humbert marches all might. Rising takes place in Longford and Westmeath

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Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, Breton linguist, born

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Hugh ONeill, Ruari ODonnell and other chiefs of their families depart Lough Swilly for the continent in what has become known as the Flight of the Earls

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King Alexander III born at Roxburgh.

September 04, 1241

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