October 06

Birth of Gerry Adams

Death of Galway man Pádraic Ó Conaire, who was among the first writers to develop a new modern literature in the Irish language

Maeve Kyle, athlete and hockey player, is born in Kilkenny

Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton is born at Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton is born in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford in 1903. A physicist and academic, Walton would go on to share the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sir John Douglas Cockcroft for their groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.

Birth of C. S. Todd Andrews, revolutionary and public servant, in Dublin

Death of Charles Stewart Parnell

Called the uncrowned King of Ireland Charles Stewart Parnell is remembered by the Irish as a fighter for freedom, as an unsung hero and as a victim of the British Government and of the Catholic Church. Charles Stewart Parnell was a fighter for Irish

Grattan removed from Irish Privy Council, falsely charged with being a sworn member of United Irishmen

Owen Roe ONeill dies

The union of the diocese of Glendalough with that of Dublin, having been promulgated by Pope Innocent III last year, is confirmed by Pope Honorius III

Under the Treaty of Windsor, concluded on this date, Rory O'Connor recognizes Henry as his overlord

Under the Treaty of Windsor, concluded in 1175, Rory O’Connor, High King of Ireland, recognizes King Henry II of England as his overlord. In return, Henry agrees to acknowledge Rory’s kingship over the areas of Ireland not already under Norman control. Rory also agrees to collect tribute from other Irish rulers on behalf of the English crown. However, the treaty quickly breaks down, as Norman lords continue their expansion independently of the Crown, and Rory’s authority proves insufficient to enforce the agreement.