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Oct 7, 1798- The rebellion of ’98 is ended.

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Oct 6, 1891-Death of Charles S. Parnell, champion of tenant’s rights and co-founder of the Land League.  Called the “Uncrowned King of Ireland”.

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Oct. 5, 1968-Police clash with civil rights marchers in Derry giving birth to the People’s Democracy organization.

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Sept 19, 1880-Charles Stewart Parnell delivers his famous speech in Ennis, Co. Clare, introducing the term for non-violent intimidation which then enters the English language – ‘boycott’ after a land agent named Boycott who mistreated the tenants.

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In 1792, after winning a competition held by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, James Hoban, a native of  Kilkenny, was chosen as the designer of the original White House.  When this was burned during the War of 1812, he oversaw the restoration afterward.

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Sept 7, 1759 – Arthur Guinness rented the vacant St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin, signing a lease that specified a fixed annual rent of 45 Irish pounds, with a term of up to 9,000 years.

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Sept 5, 2001 – Violent scenes at Holy Cross School in Belfast are televised around the world.

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Sept 4, 1607 – The Flight of the Earls from Rathmullen, Donegal.

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The Celtic harp has been an important part of Irish nationalism since the 10th Century.  Harpers were highly trained and played for the nobility and enjoyed political power.  The Trinity College Harp, one of Ireland’s national treasures, is the one from which the national symbol of Ireland is copied.

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Aug. 15, 1649 – Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with 10,000 men.

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