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On August 30, 1928 in Celtic History

William trevor, pseudonym of william trevor cox, short story writer and novelist, is born in mitchelstown, co. cork

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    calendar 1991

    Liz McColgan won the World Athletics Championship, 10,000 metres in Tokyo by a margin of, 20 seconds.

    August 30, 1991

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    calendar 1911

    The Chamber of Commerce calls for Ireland to adopt Greenwich Mean Time — 25 minutes behind Irish Standard Time

    August 30, 1911

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    calendar 1901

    Scottish born Hubert Cecil Booth patented his design for a vacuum cleaner which sucked in the dust and retained it by means of a filter.

    August 30, 1901

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    calendar 1875

    National synod of Catholic bishops begins at Maynooth; they renew condemnation of Queens Colleges and condemn Trinity College

    August 30, 1875

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    calendar 1874

    Michael Banim, storywriter, dies; along with his brother and co-author John, he sought to create sympathetic, yet non-stereotypical Irish characters in his stories

    August 30, 1874

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    calendar 1870

    Birth of golf course designer Dr Alister Mackenzie; he was responsible for Augusta National and Cypress Point, among others.

    August 30, 1870

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    calendar 1855

    Birth of Feargus Edward O’Connor, Chartist leader

    August 30, 1855

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    calendar 1841

    The Cork Examiner, now The Irish Examiner, hits the streets for the first time

    August 30, 1841

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    calendar 1820

    James Wilson - Scottish patriot, died

    August 30, 1820

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    calendar 1709

    All registered Catholic priests in Ireland are required to renounce the claims of the Stuarts to the thrones of England and Ireland — only 33 out of 1,089 comply

    August 30, 1709

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    calendar 1708

    Penal Laws passed in 1695 restricting Catholics rights are strengthened for the second time

    August 30, 1708

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    calendar 1690

    First siege of Limerick ends

    August 30, 1690