Home /calendar /august /August 24, 1482On August 24, 1482 in Celtic HistoryBerwick on tweed finally ceded to england ( edward iv) after changing hands, 12 times.Share : More From This Daycalendar 1803James Napper Tandy, Irish patriot, dies in exile in France.August 24, 1803calendar 1798Generals Cornwallis and Lake leave Dublin. Lake travels fast by road with a small force. Cornwallis travels with the main force down the Grand CanalAugust 24, 1798calendar 1747Birth in Dublin of William La Touche, founder of the Bank of IrelandAugust 24, 1747calendar 1565Earl of Murrays rebellion against Mary Queen of Scots failed.August 24, 1565calendar 1210King John sails from Dublin for England. He had landed at Waterford in June and campaigned in Leinster; after a short siege, he captures Carrickfergus, where the de Lacys have made a stand. On 28 July he captures William de Braose and confiscates his landAugust 24, 1210
