Events for August 15August 15, 1649Oliver Cromwell arrives in Ireland as Commander-in-Chief and Lord Lieutenant with an army of 20,000, a huge artillery train and a large navyRead MoreAugust 15, 1856Birth at Holytown of John Keir Hardie, coal miner and founder of the Labour Party.Read MoreAugust 15, 1882Unveiling of OConnell monument in DublinRead MoreAugust 15, 1057MacBeth killed by Malcolm, son of Duncan I, at Lumphanan-Mar, Scotland.Read More
