Events for May 24May 24, 1830Anthony Durnford, soldier, is born in Manorhamilton, Co. LeitrimRead MoreMay 24, 1798Archibald Hamilton Jacob conducts the Enniscorthy Yeomen Cavalry to the village of Ballaghkeen where they flog a man to deathRead MoreMay 24, 1487Lambert Simnel (aged 10), the Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is brought to Ireland. It is claimed that he is Edward, Earl of Warwick (Clarences son), but in fact, he is a bakers son - the real Warwick is a prisoner in the Tower of London and wRead MoreMay 24, 1819The future Queen Victoria was born.Read More
