#OTD in Irish History | 9 January:

1642 – Thirty Catholics are killed by the Scottish garrison and English settlers at Island Magee, Co Antrim. 1794 – Birth of Frances Ball in Dublin. Known as Mother Mary Theresa, she was the foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). In 1822 she opened the first institution […]

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#OTD in Irish History | 9 January:

1642 – Thirty Catholics are killed by the Scottish garrison and English settlers at Island Magee, Co Antrim. 1794 – Birth of Frances Ball in Dublin. Known as Mother Mary Theresa, she was the foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). In 1822 she opened the first institution […]

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#OTD in Irish History | 9 January:

1642 – Thirty Catholics are killed by the Scottish garrison and English settlers at Island Magee, Co Antrim. 1794 – Birth of Frances Ball in Dublin. Known as Mother Mary Theresa, she was the foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). In 1822 she opened the first institution […]

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Today in Irish History – 9 January:

1642 – 30 Catholics are killed by the Scottish garrison and English settlers at Island Magee, Co Antrim. 1873 – John J. Flanagan, hammer-thrower and shot-putter, is born in Kilbreedy, Co Limerick. 1900 – Birth of Harry Kernoff in London, artist; resident of Dublin from the time he was 14 years old. 1904 – George […]

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