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Founding of Fine Gael Party

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calendar 1931

Birth of Desmond Guinness, author and conservationist

September 08, 1931

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calendar 1908

Poet, educator and eventual Easter Rising rebel Patrick Pearse opens St. Ednas school for boys (Scoil Eanna), combining new European theories of education with a focus on the glory of the Gaelic past

September 08, 1908

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calendar 1852

A conference of the Tenant League in Dublin adopts a policy of independent opposition in Parliament

September 08, 1852

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calendar 1830

Thomas Nicholas Burke, Dominican friar, preacher and lecturer, is born in Galway

September 08, 1830

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calendar 1812

John Martin, revolutionary, transportee and politician, is born near Newry, Co. Down

September 08, 1812

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calendar 1798

Battle of Ballinamuck, Ireland , last battle of The Year of the French.

September 08, 1798

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calendar 1798

Battle of Ballinamuck - last major battle of The Year of the French; after a short fight, Humbert surrenders

September 08, 1798

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calendar 1783

A second convention of Dungannon - a gathering of Volunteers from Ulster- is held and prepares the way for a National Volunteer convention on parliamentary reform

September 08, 1783