Highlighted Events from DecemberFri 01 Dec 1848The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the famine, takes shelter in Derry harbourWed 06 Dec 1679St. Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop of Armagh, is accused of instigating the Irish Popish Plot and arrestedMon 20 Dec 2004A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Northern Bank in Belfast, one of the largest bank robberies in British historySun 07 Dec 0521St. Columcille, Irish bard and monk honored in all the Celtic lands, borndecember016 events029 events036 events048 events055 events0610 events079 events087 events094 events108 events115 events124 events133 events141 item153 events163 events173 events183 events191 item204 events213 events224 events232 events244 events251 item261 item271 item281 item291 item301 item311 item