#OTD in Irish History | 5 May:

05/05/2023.Reading time 15 minutes.

1586 – Death of Lord Deputy of Ireland, Henry Sidney. Sidney was brought up at court as the companion of Prince Edward, afterwards King Edward VI, and he continued to enjoy the favour of the Crown, serving under Mary I of England and then particularly throughout the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was instrumental in […]

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05/05/2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

1795 – House of Commons rejects Grattan’s Catholic relief bill. 1864 – Birth of soldier, Sir Henry Wilson, in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford. He was chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1918 to 1922 and established the British Intelligence ‘Cairo Gang’ in Dublin. 1881 – Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces […]

Today in Irish History – 5 May:

05/05/2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

1795 – House of Commons rejects Grattan’s Catholic relief bill. 1864 – Birth in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford of Sir Henry Wilson, soldier; chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1918 to 1922; establishes British Intelligence ‘Cairo Gang’ in Dublin. 1881 – Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces his weight from 18 […]

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