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August 12

August 12

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Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Fein, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage

Popular character actor Fulton McKay was born.

Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, arrested by British; he immediately goes on hunger strike

Death of John Holland, from Liscannor, Co. Clare, designer of the first submarine

First issue of James Connolly's Workers Republic

Irish Local Government Act sets up elective county and district councils

Sir Hubert Gough, soldier and participant in Curragh mutiny of 1914, is born in Gurteen, Co. Waterford

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, commits suicide by cutting his throat with a penknife

George IV begins his visit to Ireland; he is received enthusiastically by O'Connell and others

Birth of James Whiteside, orator and Lord Chief Justice, in Delgany, Co. Wicklow

Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin receives its first prisoners

Relief of Derry, Ireland, a major Williamite victory

Act of Settlement 1652, also known as the To Hell or Connacht Act

Archbishop Giovanni Rinuccini, condemns their adherence to Ormonds peace terms

Battle of Dupplin near Perth in which Edward Balliol defeated the Regent, Earl of Mar.

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