1869 The Irish Church Act disestablished the Church of Ireland, a pivotal moment in the dismantling of Protestant Ascendancy. 1987 Stephen Roche became the first Irish rider to win the Tour de France. 1914 Arms and ammunition landed in Howth by Erskine Childers on the Asgard. 1956 Egyptian leader Gamel Nasser announced the immediate nationalisation ... Read more
