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May 06

May 06

Learn about The History of the Celtic People

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Election for the new Scottish Parliament

Icelandic gunboats fired live rounds at British fishing trawlers, many of them from Scottish ports, during the Cod War over fishing rights

Last major bombing attack on the Clyde area by the Luftwaffe

Máire de Paor (née McDermott) archaeologist and arts activist, is born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal

The U-20, a German U-boat commanded by Captain Schweiger, sinks the Centurion off the south-east Irish coast

William Conor, painter, born in Belfast

Phoenix Park murders, The assassination Lord Frederick Cavendish, and T.H. Burke

Sir James Young Simpson advocate of chloroform, died.

William Archer, Irish naturalist and librarian, born in Magherahamlet, Co. Down. Archer

Robert O’Hara Burke, explorer, born in St. Cleran’s, Co. Galway

Mary Molesworth, and her daughters Melosina and Mary die in a fire at their London house

Act of Parliament removes the right to vote from Catholics

Philip de Courtenay lands at Dalkey and campaigns in the midlands and the Leinster mountains

Reginald II assumes Manx throne.

Donatus (or Dunan), the first Bishop of Dublin, dies

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