Jan 1st
1801
The Act of Union came into effect.
1818
The White House was officially re-opened after repairs to damage caused during the War of 1812.
1871
The Church of Ireland was disestablished under the Irish Church Act.
1889
Surgeon John Crimmin of the Bombay Medical Department earned a VC at Lweka, Burma in the Karen-Ni Expedition. He tended the wounded under fire and in his spare time joined in the fighting. Johnny was a Dub. He died in 1945.
Meanwhile, back in Donegal…
Patrick McGill was born near Glenties. He served in the London Irish Rifles in the Great War, about which he wrote poetry and novels, including The Great Push, The Red Horizon and [/I]Soldier Songs from the Great Push[/I]. He died in 1963.
Lament From the trenches
I wish the sea was not so wide that that parts me from my love;
I wish the things men do below were known to God above!
I wish that I were back again in the glens of Donegal,
They’d call me a coward if I return and a hero if I fall.
Is it better to be a living coward, or thrice a hero dead?
It’s better to go to sleep. M’lad, the Colour-Sergeant said.
Patrick McGill
The first two verses of the above poem feature on a stone in the Island of Ireland Peace Park on Messines Ridge.
1912
Kim Philby was born. He spied for the Soviets on the UK.
1915
The U-24 sank the battleship HMS Formidable off Massachucetts.
1919
The favourite author of all conspiracy theorists was born. J D Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye was born.
1941
The Germans bombed many parts of the East Coast over the next 3 days.
1996
A 7.7 earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi caused a tsunami that killed 8 people.
2002
Euro currency was introduced in most of the EU. Cunning Kerry teenagers were quick off the mark reproducing the “unforgeable” notes by means of scanner and printer. They spent €1500 worth in Kerry nightclubs before being caught. No prosecutions followed, to the relief of the Kerry publicans, since all the gang members were under 18.
1801
The Act of Union came into effect.
1818
The White House was officially re-opened after repairs to damage caused during the War of 1812.
1871
The Church of Ireland was disestablished under the Irish Church Act.
1889
Surgeon John Crimmin of the Bombay Medical Department earned a VC at Lweka, Burma in the Karen-Ni Expedition. He tended the wounded under fire and in his spare time joined in the fighting. Johnny was a Dub. He died in 1945.
Meanwhile, back in Donegal…
Patrick McGill was born near Glenties. He served in the London Irish Rifles in the Great War, about which he wrote poetry and novels, including The Great Push, The Red Horizon and [/I]Soldier Songs from the Great Push[/I]. He died in 1963.
Lament From the trenches
I wish the sea was not so wide that that parts me from my love;
I wish the things men do below were known to God above!
I wish that I were back again in the glens of Donegal,
They’d call me a coward if I return and a hero if I fall.
Is it better to be a living coward, or thrice a hero dead?
It’s better to go to sleep. M’lad, the Colour-Sergeant said.
Patrick McGill
The first two verses of the above poem feature on a stone in the Island of Ireland Peace Park on Messines Ridge.
1912
Kim Philby was born. He spied for the Soviets on the UK.
1915
The U-24 sank the battleship HMS Formidable off Massachucetts.
1919
The favourite author of all conspiracy theorists was born. J D Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye was born.
1941
The Germans bombed many parts of the East Coast over the next 3 days.
1996
A 7.7 earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi caused a tsunami that killed 8 people.
2002
Euro currency was introduced in most of the EU. Cunning Kerry teenagers were quick off the mark reproducing the “unforgeable” notes by means of scanner and printer. They spent €1500 worth in Kerry nightclubs before being caught. No prosecutions followed, to the relief of the Kerry publicans, since all the gang members were under 18.
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