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Ronnie McGinn Takes A Look At The Week In Irish History
26 April 1974 The ESB defended T O Ceallaigh, Minister for the Irish National Reynolds, inaugurated the
their announcement that
1904 King Edward and Carnsore Point on the Finance. The third candidate Volunteers, marched for the work on the Cork-Dublin
Wexford coast would be the
Queen Alexandra disem- site for its nuclear power sta- was Dr McCartan, a non- first time through the city natural gas pipeline at
tion. It cited environmental
barked from the royal yacht, and safety reasons, and easy party nominee. having assembled at Parnell Kingswood, County Dublin.
access into the national grid 1953 The death took 1987 Two farmers sued
the ‘Victoria and Albert’, at as the reasons for its deci- Square, Fr Mathew Park,
sion.
Kingstown. Following an place at her home in Dublin Fairview, Sandymount the chemical company Ciba
1981 Owen Carron
address of welcome, the addressed a rally of 8,000 of Maud Gonne MacBride, Castle and Kimmage. Geigy over one of its blight
people in west Belfast in sup- 1921
royal party traveled to port of the hunger strikers in aged 88. A contemporary Military control products. They
Long Kesh. The attendance
Punchestown Races and included Marcella Sands and and friend of Yeats and Headquarters confirmed the alleged that the product,
Fr Daniel Berrigan.
were greeted by flags and Countess Markievicz, she execution in Cork of four Ridomil, promoted the
1990 The Labour Party
cheers on the way. selected lawyer and human espoused political reform men, Patrick Ronayne, blight.
rights activist Senator Mary 1992 Nicky Kelly, who
1916 Francis Sheehy- Robinson as its candidate in and spent six months in Thomas Mulcahy, Patrick
the next presidential elec-
Skeffington, Thomas tion. Holloway Prison after 1916. Sullivan and Maurice was released in 1984 having
1972 In Dublin, 10,000
Dickson and Patrick 1998 In a major win, the Moore, for their part in served four years for the
Cavan athlete Catherina
McIntyre were executed by McKiernan won the London Corporation tenants, mem- armed insurrection against mail train robbery at Sallins,
City Marathon. President
the military in Portabello McAleese telephoned to bers of the National the Crown. County Kildare, was to have
offer the country’s congratu- 1922 Arthur Griffith
Barracks. lations on her triumph. Association of Tenants a presidential pardon and
1922 The Irish 27 April Organizations, protested expressed the nation’s hor- compensation.
1916 Major-General Sir 1998
Hierarchy deplored the pres- John Maxwell arrived in against rent increases. ror at the terrible crimes tak- The former
Dublin to take control, with 1981 Eight women
ent condition of Ireland and absolute powers, after the ing place and promised the Governor of Hong Kong,
Rising. There were now
said that the best and wisest 12,000 British troops in cadets were commissioned fullest protection to al. The Chris Patten, was to chair
Dublin and the city centre
course was to accept the had been cordoned off. in the military college at the Dail condemned murders of the commission on the
1922 In the Dail, Eamon
Treaty and make the most of de Valera accused the dele- Curragh Camp. This first Protestants in reprisal for future of the RUC, that
gation to London of having
the freedom it would bring. ignored its instructions. He commissioning was the anti-Catholic pogroms in would be set up if the Belfast
denied Arthur Griffith’s
1938 The text of the counter that, at the time of described by the Minister for Belfast. Agreement was approved in
departure for London, he 1939 President de
Anglo-Irish Agreement was had admitted that they could Defense as an important a referendum.
not bring back a Republic.
published. Its main points 1928 A new recording of milestone in the life of the Valera canceled his trip to
Puccini’s love duet from
were the transfer of the Madame Butterfly featured defense forces. the US because of conscrip- 29 April
Milan’s two favorite artists: 1984 A wide range of 1916 Padraig Pearse,
ports, Cobh, Berehaven and the Irish soprano Margaret tion in the North. Steps James Connolly and Tomas
Sheridan, queen of opera MacDonagh surrendered
Lough Swilly, the payment there, and the Spanish tenor activities delighted the pub- would be taken to prevent unconditionally as the
Aureliano Pertile. Easter Rising collapsed.
to Britain of £10 million 1945 Fine Gael nominat- lic as Galway’s street festival the influx of people, other Casualties numbered 3,000,
ed General Sean Mac Eoin including 450 dead. Of the
pounds and the abolition of as a candidate for the presi- was officially opened by than Irish citizens, entering 1,000 prisoners, half would
dency in opposition to Sean be sent to England.
special duties imposed by Mayor Michael Leahy. In Ireland to avoid conscrip- 1924 Sean O’Casey’s
Juno and the Paycock
Britain in 1932. Clare, there was more tion. opened to a full house in the
1954 Old Rolls Royce Abbey Theatre. Barry
1942 A floating mine music, dancing and general Fitzgerald played ‘Captain’
Jack Boyle, Sara Allgood
caught on rocks off the festivities as the national armored cars from Civil War played Juno and FJ
McCormick played Jaxer.
seafront in Bray, County finals of Slogadh took place days were auctioned off at 1926 Dublin city com-
missioners decided to
Wicklow. The army, gardai, in Ennis. McKee Barracks. They went remove the Nelson
1990 The Winchester Monument. However, an
LDF and other services under the hammer for £50- amendment to the Local
Elections Bill moved that no
arrived, to divert traffic and Three, Martina Shanahan, £60 each. The Slievenamon public monument may be
repositioned without a deci-
warn residents. The mine Finbarr Cullen and John that escorted Michael sion by the Oireachtas.
1934 In Leitrim, shots
was exploded without McCann, were freed at the Collins to Bealnablath, in were fired and a platform
burned in Mohill followed
injury. Old Bailey in London after 1922, where he met his by hours of fighting. Later a
new platform was erected
1957 Following public their convictions were death was retained in the and General O’Duffy and
WT Cosgrave were wel-
demonstrations, Harry quashed by the Court of Curragh.
1969 Northern Prime
Corduff, a teacher, was Appeal. Statements by the
released from Mountjoy Jail. Northern Secretary Tom Minister Captain Terence
He had refused to pay motor King had made a fair trial O’Neill resigned. He had
tax as a protest at the bad impossible. tried to steer the North on a
1998 Fr Ivan Payne
condition of roads and serv- course of progress and
ices in the north Mayo pleaded guilty to 13 counts reform and believed that
Gaeltacht. of sexually abusing eight resigning might also serve
1967 The Northern young boys in Dublin that cause.
1975 Petrol began to
Premier dismissed his between 1969 and 1987. He
Minister for Agriculture, had admitted sex assaults on flow again as tanker drivers
Harry West, in order to pre- patients in hospital and on resumed deliveries follow-
serve the principle that a altar boys. ing clarification of settle-
minister should avoid any ment proposals in their 12-
appearance of conflict 28 April day strike.
1914 Four battalions of 1982 The Minister for
between his private and his the 1st Dublin Regiment of
Industry and Energy, Albert
official interests.
