On this Day

July 11    1921 A truce in the Anglo-Irish war came into effect. 12    1911 King George V concluded a five-day visit to Ireland. During his stay he went to the races, visited Maynooth College and opened the College of Science in Merrion Street, Dublin. 15    1927 Countess Markievicz, née Constance Gore-Booth (59), republican socialist, the … Read more