Highlighted Events from July

Harry Boland shot by Free Staters

July 31, 1922

Harry Boland shot by Free Staters

Harry Boland shot by Free Staters in Skerries; he would die three days later

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Joe McDonnell, Irish political prisoner, dies

July 8, 1981

Joe McDonnell, Irish political prisoner, dies

Joseph McDonnell (14 September 1951 – 8 July 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike.

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Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel

July 2, 1903

Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel

Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel, Foreign Secretary and UK Prime Minister.

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Battle of Allia

July 18, 0390

Battle of Allia

Rome was in midst of its early expansion with wars against its neighbors, notably the Etruscans in the 5th century BC

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