Events for September 15September 15, 1905Pat OCallaghan, physician, hammer-thrower and first man to win an Olympic gold medal while representing Ireland, is born near Kanturk, Co. CorkRead MoreSeptember 15, 1889Birth in Castlebar of singer Margaret Burke SheridanRead MoreSeptember 15, 1773The Hector leaves Loch Broom, near Ullapool, to sail to Pictou, Nova Scotia, carrying emigrants escaping from the Clearances.Read MoreSeptember 15, 193112,000 Royal Navy sailors on, 15 ships went on strike at Invergordon over cuts in their pay.Read More