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#OTD in Irish History | 29 August:

1170 – Richard de Clare (Strongbow) marries Aoife Ní MacMurrough and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland. 1729 – Birth of David La Touche, banking magnate and MP. 1798 – Cornwallis reaches Tuam, Co Galway. 1803 – Samuel Neilson, one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star, dies. 1807 – British troops under Dublin-born,…

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#OTD in Irish History | 29 August:

#OTD in Irish History | 29 August:

1170 – Richard de Clare (Strongbow) marries Aoife Ní MacMurrough and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland. 1729 – Birth of David La Touche, banking magnate and MP. 1798 – Cornwallis reaches Tuam, Co Galway. 1803 – Samuel Neilson, one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star, dies. 1807 – British troops under Dublin-born,…

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#OTD in Irish History | 29 August:

#OTD in Irish History | 29 August:

1170 – Richard de Clare (Strongbow) marries Aoife Ní MacMurrough and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland. 1729 – Birth of David La Touche, banking magnate and MP. 1798 – Cornwallis reaches Tuam, Co Galway. 1803 – Samuel Neilson, one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star, dies. 1807 – British troops under Dublin-born,…

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#OTD in Irish History – 29 August:

#OTD in Irish History – 29 August:

1170 – Richard de Clare (Strongbow) marries Aoife Ní MacMurrough and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland.

1729 – Birth of David La Touche, banking magnate and MP.

1798 – Cornwallis reaches Tuam, Co Galway.

1803 – Samuel Neilson, one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star, dies.

1807 – British troops under Dublin-born,…

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[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History – 29 August:

#OTD in Irish History – 29 August:

1170 – Richard de Clare (Strongbow) marries Aoife Ní MacMurrough and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland.

1729 – Birth of David La Touche, banking magnate and MP.

1798 – Cornwallis reaches Tuam, Co Galway.

1803 – Samuel Neilson, one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star, dies.

1807 – British troops under Dublin-born,…

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[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History – 29 August:

#OTD in Irish History – 29 August:

1170 – Richard de Clare (Strongbow) marries Aoife Ní MacMurrough and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland.

1729 – Birth of David La Touche, banking magnate and MP.

1798 – Cornwallis reaches Tuam, Co Galway.

1803 – Samuel Neilson, one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star, dies.

1807 – British troops under Dublin-born,…

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If you’re ever feeling sad, just remember that we once had a Tánaiste named Dick Spring

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Do we need another new party?

 The announcement in July by Wicklow TD Stephen Donnelly (together with Roisin Shorthall and Catherine Murphy) of the establishment of a new political party, the Social Democrats (SDs), set alarm bells ringing for me. I have every respect for Stephen Donnelly, think he is an excellent politician and capable parliamentarian, but this latest move could ultimately be a backward step for him. I just…

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