October

Invasion of Scotland by Hakon King of Norway attacked on beaches by gathering Scottish forces beginning the Battle of the Largs.

October 01, 1263

In 1263, the Norwegian King Haakon the Old used Kirkwall as a base for his fruitless attempt to maintain Norse rule over the Western Isles.

The Bannatyne Manuscript, the most extensive collection of early Scottish poetry in existence, was published by George Bannatyne, an Edinburgh merchant.

October 01, 1568

Robert Grave, Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, and his family drown in Dublin Bay on their way home to Wexford by sea

October 01, 1600

In the climate of sectarian tension created partly by the Mathew-Maude controversy, the Whiteboys, a violent agrarian protest movement, begins in Tipperary and spreads through Munster and West Leinster

October 01, 1761

Contract to construct the North Bridge, Edinburgh, signed.

October 01, 1763

The Royal College of St. Patrick. a Catholic seminary, is opened in Maynooth, Co. Kildare

October 01, 1796

Statue of Charles Stewart Parnell is unveiled in Dublin

October 01, 1911

The unveiling of the statue of Charles Stewart Parnell in Dublin in 1911 was a significant event in Irish history and a tribute to one of the most prominent political leaders of the late 19th century …

Richard Harris, born

October 01, 1930

Richard St. John Harris (born October 01, 1930 – died October 25, 2002) was an Irish actor, singer, and songwriter who had a successful career in film, theater, and music.

Actor Richard Harris is born in Limerick

October 01, 1930

William O'Brien, writer and nationalist, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork

October 10, 1852

William O’Brien, the Irish nationalist, journalist, and writer, was born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland.

ONeill engages Mountjoys forces in the Battle of Moyry Pass

October 02, 1600

Birth of Father William Corby who became Chaplain of the Irish Brigade in Detroit, Michigan

October 02, 1833