June 06

Caitlin Maude, Irish language activist dies.

Willie John McBride, Ireland and Lions rugby captain, is born in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim

Birth in Dublin of Patrick Campbell, author and broadcaster

Patrick Campbell, Irish author, journalist, and broadcaster, is born in Dublin on June 6, 1913. Renowned for his sharp wit and gentle self-deprecation, he published sixteen books, including Life in Thin Slices, Rough Husbandry, and How to Become a Scratch Golfer — a title that reflected his own skill as a golfer. Campbell was also a beloved television personality, best known for his appearances on the BBC’s Call My Bluff, where his humor and charm made him a household name.

Birth of Dame Ninette de Valois, Wicklow, born founder of the Royal Ballet

In Liverpool, Mayo native-son and hero, Michael Davitt, advocates land nationalization in preference to peasant proprietorship

Birth of William Thomas Cosgrave

William Thomas Cosgrave, Irish statesman and founding leader of the Irish Free State, is born in Dublin on June 6, 1880. A member of Sinn Féin, he participated in the 1916 Easter Rising and was sentenced to life imprisonment, though he was released in 1917 under a general amnesty.

Joseph Shanahan, missionary bishop in Africa, is born near Templederry, Co. Tipperary

F. an Uhel, Breton writer and ethnologist was born

Ordination of the first priests at St Patricks College, Maynooth

Ordination of the First Priests at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth

General Needham reaches Arklow in Co. Wexford and immediately begins digging trenches